Convolvulaceae
| Morning Glories | ||||||||||
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| Aniseia Argyreia Astripomoea Blinkworthia Bonamia Breweria Calycobolus Calystegia (Bindweed) Cardiochlamys Cladistigma Convolvulus (Bindweed) Cordisepalum Cressa Decalobanthus Dichondra Dicranostyles Dinetus Dipteropeltis Ericybe Evolvulus Falckia Hewittia Hildebrandtia Hyalocystis Ipomoea (Morning glory, Sweet potato) Iseia Itzaea Jacquemontia Lepistemon Lepistemonopsis Lysiostyles Maripa Merremia Metaporana Nephrophyllum Neuropeltis Neuropeltopsis Odonellia Operculina Paralepistemon Pentacrostigma Pharbitis Polymeria Porana Poranopsis Rapona Rivea Sabaudiella Seddera Poranopsis Rapona Rivea Sabaudiella Seddera Stictocardia Stylisma Tetralocularia Tridynamia Turbina Wilsonia Xenostegia |
The Convolvulaceae, the bindweed or morning glory family, is a group of about 60 genera of mostly herbaceous vines. The starchy tubers of some species have been used by some cultures as a as foodstuff (e.g. sweet potato), and the seeds are exploited for their medicinal value as purgatives. Some species contain ergoline alkaloids that are likely involved their activity as psychedelic drugs (e.g. ololiuhqui). Members of the family are well known as showy garden plants (e.g. morning glory) and as troublesome weeds (e.g. bindweed).