| Family Name | Convolvulaceae |
| Scientific name | Ipomoea batatas |
| Common name | Sweet potato |
| Growth habit | Has a excellent sagging growth performance ,good heat resistance, rapid grow in midsummer but cannot resist cold. |
| Leaf | Thick leaves, green in colour, heart shape. |
| Flower | Corolla usually be pink, white, light purple or purple in colour, bell or funnel shape. Flowering common in high temperature area,but less flowering in low temperature area. |
| Fruit | It doesn’t have fruit. |
| More to learn | the sweet potato was first cultivated by the Indians |
| Properties | Sweet. |
| Treats | Neutralize blood, Indications spleen edema, constipation. |
| Reference | 紅薯_百度百科 健康百問網 Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) Garden Online |