sweet potato
species of plant
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Summary
sweet potato is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,516 views/month, #238 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient[4]
- Parent taxon: Ipomoea[5]
- Taxon name: Ipomoea batatas[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7], annual plant[8], vegetable[9]
- Has use: fodder[10], medicinal plant[11], vegetable[12]
- Commons category: Ipomoea batatas[13]
- Unicode character: 🍠[14]
- Has basionym: Convolvulus batatas[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ipomoea batatas[16]
- Commons gallery: Ipomoea batatas[17]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[18]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[19], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[20], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 64(1)[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], The New Student's Reference Work[23]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=20142[24]
- This taxon is source of: Saccharum Granorum[25], sweet potato[26]
- Short name: I. batatas[27]
- Taxon common name: sweet potato[28], 甘藷[29], 地瓜[30], सखरखण्ड[31], khoai lang[32], 番薯[33], 甘薯[34], 山芋[35], 阿鹅[36], 白薯[37], 番茹[38], 甘储[39], 红山药[40], 红苕[41]
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Identifiers
sweet potato's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4120[42]. sweet potato's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 580962[43]. sweet potato's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928551[44]. sweet potato's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30764[45].
Why It Matters
sweet potato has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 188 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]