; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 159 (1753), nom. cons.
Distribution: Tropical and warm-temp. regions, mostly tropical America (> 400); tropical Africa (ca. 160), tropical Asia (> 150), few Middle and temperate East Asia. Wood & Scotland (2019) combine all Ipomoeeae into one very large genus, which is not yet accepted by many authors, but convincingly supported by Munoz-Rodriguez et al. (2023). All the smaller genera are deeply embedded within Ipomoea. Monograph for Ipomoea of the New World: Wood et al. (2020)
= Acmostemon Pilg.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 106 (1936)
= Adamboe Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 79 (1836)
= Amphione Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 79 (1836)
= Aniseia Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 481 (1833 publ. 1834)
= Apopleumon Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 72 (1836)
= Argyreia Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 95, 134 (1790)
= Astripomoea A.Meeuse; Bothalia 6: 709 (1958)
= Astrochlaena Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 120 (1894), nom. illeg., non Corda 1845
= Batatas Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 434 (1833 publ. 1834) [Conv. Or. 52]
= Blinkworthia Choisy; Mem. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 430, t. 4 (1833)
= Bombycospermum J.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 2: 137 (1835)
= Bonanox Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 272 (1821)
= Calboa Cav.; Icon. [Cavanilles] 5: 51, t. 476 (1799)
= Calonyction Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 441 (1833) (Conv. Or. 59)
= Calycanthemum Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 243, t. 40 (1861)
= Caulotulis Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 76 (1836)
= Cleiemera Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 77 (1836)
= Cleiostoma Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 80 (1838)
= Clitocyamos St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 128, 133 (1880)
= Coiladena Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 2: 12 (1836)
= Convolvuloides Moench; Methodus [Moench] 451 (1794)
= Cryptanthela Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 24 (1950)
= Decaloba Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 76 (1836)
= Diatrema Raf.; Herb. Raf. 80 (1833), nom. rej.
= Diatremis Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 72 (1836)
= Dimerodiscus Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 25 (1950)
= Doxema Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1836)
= Elythrostamna Bojer ex Desjardins; Rapp. Annuel Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. Île Maurice 1: 31 (1836)
= Euryloma Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Exallosis Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 83 (1836)
= Exocroa Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 80 (1836)
= Exogonium Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 443 (1833 publ. 1834) [Conv. Or. 61]
= Fraxima Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 83 (1836)
= Gynoisa Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1836)
= Isypus Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 73 (1838)
= Kolofonia Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 73 (1836)
= Lariospermum Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 271 (1821)
= Latrienda Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 83 (1836)
= Legendrea Webb & Berthel.; Hist. Nat. Îles Canaries (Phytogr.) 3: 26 (1836 publ. 1850)
= Lepistemon Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 722 (1825)
= Lepistemonopsis Dammer; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 331 (1895)
= Leptocallis G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 260 (1837)
= Lettsomia Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 13 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 75 (1824), Fl. Ind., ed. Carey 1: 487 (1832)
= Macrostemma Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 185 (1805)
= Marcellia Mart. ex Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 10: 443 (1844), non Marcelia Cass. (1825)
= Melascus Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 80 (1836)
= Milhania Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 3: 24 (1790), opus utique oppr.
= Mina Cerv.; Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza], fasc. 1: 3 (1824)
= Modesta Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1836)
= Moorcroftia Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 431 (Conv. Or. 49, t. 4) (1833)
= Morenoa La Llave; Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza], fasc. 1: 5 (1824)
= Navipomoea (Roberty) Roberty; Boissiera 10: 147 (1964)
= Nemodon Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 286 (1854)
= Neorthosis Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 125 (1836)
= Nil Medik.; Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 1: 210 (1791)
= Ornithosperma Raf.; Fl. Ludov. 149 (1817)
= Paralepistemon Lejoly & Lisowski; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 56(1-2): 196 (1986)
= Parasitipomoea Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 33 (1916)
= Pentacrostigma K.Afzel.; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 23: 181 (1929)
= Pharbitis Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 438 (Convolv. Or. 56) (1833)
= Plesiagopus Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 78 (1836)
= Quamoclit Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4 (1754)
= Rivea Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 407 (1883)
= Saccia Naudin; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 61: 35 (1889)
= Samudra Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 72 (1836)
= Skinneria Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 487 (Conv. Or. 105, t. 6) (1833)
= Spiranthera Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 226 (1837)
= Stictocardia Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 159 (1894)
= Stomadena Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 2: 12 (1836)
= Tereietra Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 124 (1836)
= Tirtalia Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 71 (1836)
= Tremasperma Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 124 (1836)
= Trivolvulus Moc. & Sessé ex Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 368 (1845)
= Turbina Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 81 (1836)