Definition: A plant species of the genus IPOMOEA, family CONVOLVULACEAE. An abundance of spontaneous mutants makes it useful in study of PLANT DNA and GENETICS.
coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manua
Other names nils, Pharbitis; nils, Ipomoea; nil, Pharbitis; nil, Ipomoea; Pharbitis nils; Morning Glory, Japanese; Ipomoea nils; Glory, Japanese Morning; Pharbitis nil; Japanese Morning Glory