Convolvulaceae (convolvulus, bindweed, or morning glory family) » Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.

ip-oh-MEE-a or eye-poh-MEE-a -- worm-like, referring to coiled flower bud ... Dave's Botanary maw-rih-tee-AY-nuh -- of or from Mauritania, a North African area ... NPGS / GRIN

commonly known as: giant potato, Mauritanian convolvulus • Bengali: ভুঁইকুমড়া bhumikumra • Hindi: भुईं कोहड़ा bhuyi kohada, बिलाई कन्द bilayi kand • Kannada: ಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ bhoo sakkare gadde, ನೆಲಗುಮ್ಬಳ nelagumbala • Konkani: भूमिकुंव्हळी bhumikumvali • Malayalam: പാൽമുതുക്ക് palmutukk • Marathi: भुईकोहळा bhuikohala • Oriya: ଭୁଇଁ କଖାରୁ bhuin kakharu • Sanskrit: विदारी vidari • Tamil: நிலப்பூசனி nila-p-pucani, பால்முடங்கி pal-mutanki • Telugu: భూచక్రగడ్డ bhuchakra gadda, నేల గుమ్మడి nela gummadi

... and, more names lesser known / used: Oriya: ବାରାହୀ କନ୍ଦ barahi kanda, ବୃଷ୍ଯକନ୍ଦା brushyakanda, ସିତା Sita, ଶୃଗାଳିକା srugalika • Sanskrit: भूकुष्माण्डी bhukushmandi, गजेष्टा gajeshta, गन्धफला gandhaphala, इक्षुगन्धा iksu-gandha, इक्षुवल्लरी ikshuvallari, क्षीरकन्द kshirakanda, महाश्वेता mahashveta, पयःकन्दा payahkanda, पयस्विन payas-vin, पयोलता payolata, पयोविदारिका payovidarika, ऋक्षगन्धा rksagandha, सृगाली srgali, स्वादुकन्दा svadukanda, स्वादुलता svadulata, तृणगन्धा trnagandha, वारिवल्लभा varivallabha, वृक्षकन्द vrksakanda, वृष्यकन्दा vrsyakanda, वृष्यवल्लिका vrsyavallika

Native to: nativity obscure; widely naturalized