''Ipomoea sagittifolia'' is a species of
morning glory in the genus ''
Ipomoea''.
It is native to Africa, India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. It was erroneously reported to occur in Taiwan.
Physiology
Alkaloids
It is used in traditional Indian medicine because its seeds contains the
indole alkaloid
Indole alkaloids are a class of alkaloids containing a structural moiety of indole; many indole alkaloids also include isoprene groups and are thus called terpene indole or secologanin tryptamine alkaloids. Containing more than 4100 known differe ...
s ipobscurine A, B, and C.
References
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Medicinal plants
sagittifolia
Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman
Flora of Africa
Flora of Australia
Flora of tropical Asia
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