RM2WX0H9F–Ipomoea mauritiana. Also described as Convolvulus fastigiatus, or sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas. Raised by Scottish nurserymen James Lee and Lewis Kennedy in Hammersmith. Bicolor-leaved ipomoea, Ipomoea insignis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by P.W. Smith after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from his own Botanical Register, J. Ridgeway, London, 1815.
RM2BTWWGT–Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.
RMDTG98K–Ipomoea mauritiana, giant potato
RMJ3R7D4–Ipomoea mauritiana Johannes Scharf
RM2C55715–Ipomoea mauritiana Johannes Scharf.
RMPC0BW7–299 Ipomoea mauritiana (as I. insignis) Bot. Mag. 43.1790
RMHKC1BC–Ipomoea mauritiana (as I. insignis) Bot. Mag. 43.1790
RM2BTWN6H–Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.
RM2J0H06R–A late 18th century illustration of Ipomoea mauritiana, a type of morning glory plant belonging to the genus Ipomoea and Family: Convolvulaceae and growing as a vine. Originally from West Africa, as well as Australia's Northern Territory it is naturalised in many parts of the world. From 'Plantarum rariorum horti caesari schoenbrunnensis', published in 1797, describing plants cultivated in the royal garden at the Palace of Schönbrunn near Vienna. Compiled by Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin (1727-1817), a Dutch scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany.
RMP9H6NT–Giant potato, Ipomoea mauritiana (Batatas paniculata). Chromolithograph by P. Stroobant from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1883.
RMJT3GYW–Giant potato, Ipomoea mauritiana (Batatas paniculata). Chromolithograph by P. Stroobant from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1883.