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Ipomoea purga, Hayne (I. jalapa, Nutt. & Coxe, not Pursh). Lvs. sagitate-cordate, smooth: peduncles generally 1-fld., longer than the petioles; fls. rose-purple; corolla long-tubular, with a flat limb. Sept., Oct. Trop. Amer. B.R. 33:49 (as Exogonium purga).—The "Jalap" of commerce is an active purgative made by grinding to a powder dried slices of the tuberous roots of this species. It was principally collected near Xalapa, Mex., of which Jalap is a corruption.

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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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