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Lukto
Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam
CardiovascularPerennial, herbaceous climber Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves up to 10 cm long, heart shape, sometimes with toothed margins. Flowers: Flowers single, sometimes 2, petals are lavender to pale purple or white in color, forming in a trumpet shape structure up to 7 cm long, often darker in color inside the tube. Fruits: Fruits are ovoid in shape and are capsule - like.
Location & Habitat
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, Cultivated
Research
Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam
- Local Name
- Lukto
- Family
- Not provided
- Category
- Cardiovascular
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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