Ipomoea

Ipomoea
A plant genus of the family Convolvulaceae including the morning glory. [L. ipomea]
- I. rubrocoerulea praecox the seeds contain lysergic acid amide, isolysergic acid amide, chanoclavine, elymoclavine, and other ergot (indole) alkaloids; ingestion of the seeds produces hallucinatory and euphoric effects. SYN: morning glory (1).
- I. versicolor a species whose seeds contain hallucinogenic ergot (indole) alkaloids.

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ip·o·moea .ip-ə-'mē-ə n
1) cap a genus of herbaceous vines (family Convolvulaceae) that comprise forms (as the morning glories and the sweet potato, I. batatas) having showy bell- or funnel-shaped flowers and that include some which are sources of cathartic resins or psychoactive alkaloids (as lysergic acid amide)
2) also ip·o·mea a plant or flower of the genus Ipomoea
3) usu ipomea the dried root of a scammony (Ipomoea orizabensis)

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Ipo·moea (i″po-meґə) a large genus of herbs and shrubs of the family Convolvulaceae, including morning glories and sweet potatoes. Some species, such as I. orizabenґsis, contain cathartic resins; others, such as some morning glories, contain toxic psychotomimetic indole alkaloids such as lysergic acid amide.

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