Knowra Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes morning glories, bindweeds, and sweet potatoes. Many species have funnel-shaped flowers and twining stems.
Solanales : An order of flowering plants that includes Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae, and several smaller families. Convolvulaceae belongs to this order alongside its close relative, the nightshade family.
Sweet potato : A tropical American crop plant, Ipomoea batatas, grown for its starchy storage roots. It is the family’s most important food crop and belongs to the genus Ipomoea.
Haustorium : A specialized organ through which a parasitic plant penetrates host tissue and absorbs water or nutrients. Cuscuta uses haustoria to connect directly to the vascular systems of its hosts.
Convolvulaceae classification : The systematic arrangement of genera and tribes within the morning glory family. Molecular evidence has reshaped relationships among its large and morphologically varied genera.
Solanaceae : A flowering-plant family that includes tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and nightshades. It is Convolvulaceae’s close relative in Solanales, but has distinct floral and fruit traits.
Asterids : A major clade of flowering plants that includes Solanales and many other orders. This broader lineage places Convolvulaceae within the flowering plants’ evolutionary structure.
Water spinach : A tropical aquatic or semiaquatic vine, Ipomoea aquatica, cultivated as a leafy vegetable. This edible morning-glory relative is widely grown across South and Southeast Asia.
Ergoline alkaloid : A class of nitrogen-containing compounds built on the ergoline scaffold, found in some fungi and plants. Several Convolvulaceae seeds contain ergoline alkaloids that shape their effects and ecological interactions.
Ipomoea : A large genus of flowering vines that includes sweet potato and many ornamental morning glories. It is the family’s largest genus and contains both food crops and familiar ornamentals.
Potato : A crop plant, Solanum tuberosum, that forms edible underground stem tubers. Its tubers are often confused with sweet-potato roots, though the plants belong to different families.
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