Ipomoea obscura
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Ipomoea obscura, the Obscure Morning Glory or Small White Morning Glory, is a species
of the genus
Ipomoea
. It is native to parts of Africa, Asia, and certain Pacific Islands, and it is present in other areas as an introduced species
The seed of this plant is toxic if ingested.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Ipomoea
Ipomoea
Ipomoea is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 500 species. Most of these are called "morning glories", but this can refer to related genera also. Those formerly separated in Calonyction are called "moonflowers"...
. It is native to parts of Africa, Asia, and certain Pacific Islands, and it is present in other areas as an introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
The seed of this plant is toxic if ingested.