Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

  • Filed As

    Convolvulaceae
    Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 1260 with Kenneth R. Walker, Rae French, 15 Sep 2023

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Transformation / Transformación / Transfòmasyon bed.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated garden bed.

  • Description

    When cut the stem secretes a white latex. Flowers pale violet-white. Planted and grown as part of the NYBG African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy. This garden was created to provide a brief look at the history of the African American and African Diaspora experience in the Caribbean through the lens of plants, consisting of eight sections and beds: Cane, Roots, Stewpot, Flavor, Creativity, Abundance, Remedies, Transformation. In these eight beds, you will find stories of resilience and resistance, modification and migration, remembrance, reverence, and more told through the plants of our world. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, NYBG Horticulture staff, and Mellon Foundation Foodways interns Angel Tobar, Jason Lopez, Layla Gee, Allisson Garcia, Danielle Cruz, Armando Guzman, Nicole Rosas, and Michael Noi. The African American Garden is made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation and The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Seeds sourced from Maricel. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04336112

    Occurrence ID: 9e78b8f3-2f34-4659-be2b-1c0db09cabc1

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Transformation / Transformación / Transfòmasyon bed.

  • Coordinates

    40.8616, -73.8736

  • Location Notes

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New
York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The
Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Transformation /
Transformación t Transfomasyon bed.
40°51'41.82"N, 73°52'24.81"W
Cultivated garden bed.
When cut the stem secretes a white latex. Flowers pale
violet-white. Planted and grown as part of the NYBG
African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience
at the Edible Academy. This garden was created to
provide a brief look at the history of the African
American and African Diaspora experience in the
Caribbean through the lens of plants, consisting of eight
sections and beds: Cane, Roots, Stewpot, Flavor,
Creativity, Abundance, Remedies, Transformation, In
these eight beds, you will find stories of resilience and
resistance, modification and migration, remembrance
reverence, and more told through the plants of our
world. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and
cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby
Adams, NYBG Horticulture staff, and Mellon
Foundation Foodways interns Angel Tobar, Jason
Lopez, Layla Gee, Allisson Garcia, Danielle Cruz,
Armando Guzman, Nicole Rosas, and Michael Noi.
The African American Garden is made possible with
support from the Mellon Foundation and The Charles
E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program of the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund. Seeds sourced from Maricel.
15 Sep 2023
Matthew C. Pace, Kenneth R. Walker, Rae French 1260
NYdb
04336112