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BM001040638

Classification
Scientific name: Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.
Author: (Burm.) Merr.
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: indica
Higher classification: Magnoliophyta; Solanales; Convolvulaceae
Location
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Higher geography: Australia; Australia
Coordinate uncertainty: 1564.287373m
Collection event
Recorded by: Sir Joseph Banks & Daniel Solander
Record number: s.n.
Collection date: 1770
Identification
Identified by: Ranee Om Prakash
Type status: TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr. Yes
Ipomoea congesta R.Br. No
Specimen
Catalogue number: BM001040638
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Gen Herb
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:716526
Collection kind: Sheet
Record
Occurrence ID: 7078d96a-8153-4eab-9144-a767891d39cb
Modified: 2026-06-29T18:12:43+00:00
Created: 2010-08-31T11:06:37+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2010-08-31T11:06:37+00:00
Last updated 2026-06-29T18:12:43+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb