liseron d'eau vs Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica compared with Ipomoea alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	liseron d'eau	Tropical white morning-glory
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea aquatica	Ipomoea alba

Evolutionary Relationship

liseron d'eau and Tropical white morning-glory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

liseron d'eau

LC — Least Concern

Tropical white morning-glory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	liseron d'eau	Tropical white morning-glory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

liseron d'eau

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Tropical white morning-glory

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 17 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States