Talk:Ipomoea violacea

See also Talk:Ipomoea tricolor for discussion of the name.

Removed text
I removed unreferenced information; "Most of the plants cultivated under this name, including the popular cultivar 'Heavenly Blue' and the plants used as a hallucinogen, actually belong to the related species Ipomoea tricolor. The true I. violacea is rarely seen in cultivation." however Jonathan Ott states on pg.140 of Pharmacotheon that 'There are several cultivars of Ipomoea violacea available commercially, having intriguing names: "Heavenly Blue," "Pearly Gates" and "Flying Saucers." '

Molecular weight of LSA
From the chemical formula supplied, I make the Molecular weight of LSA 299, not 267. Biscuittin (talk) 22:40, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Molecular weight 267 was correct but chemical formula was wrong so I have corrected it, see Ergine. Biscuittin (talk) 23:03, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Removed text (chemical data)
This is a plant article, not a chemistry article, so I have removed the chemical data, but it can still be seen in the linked article Ergine. Biscuittin (talk) 14:35, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Disputed Text about alkaloids
The ending of the article currently states that the alkaloids are created by a fungus that grows on the seeds. While I've heard this hypothesis before, I think that this might be wrong, considering how there have been numerous procedures in literature that involve seed washing, scraping and grinding, that yield alkaloids. Could someone with more knowledge have a look at that last statement? L.livnev (talk) 17:59, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Actually the alkaloids are created by a symbiotic fungus living on the surface of the plant. But it is an endophyte fungus. That means that it is within the seeds. Therefore even treating the seeds with fungicide will not kill it. But if you later heavily treat the plants with fungicide, the fungus will die and there will be no more alkaloids in the plant, to protect it from critters. BTW: Although the surface fungus creates the alkaloids, they get stored within the plant.5.254.89.172 (talk) 12:19, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

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First picture in last group of four is a Petunia not a Ipomoea violacea.
First picture in last group of four is a Petunia not a Ipomoea violacea. I have never changed/edited anything on wikipedia, so if some one can help....