Ipomoea muelleri is a vine in the Convolvulaceae family. It is native to the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.
It was first described in 1868 by George Bentham,Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 423 and the specific epithet, muelleri, honours Ferdinand von Mueller.
Habitat It is found in open forest and at the edges of monsoon forests and vine thickets.
Aboriginal names & uses
The Alyawarr speaking people call it anaytapaytap, twatywert; the Anmatyerr: atywert-atywert; the Kaytetye: atywert-atywerte, kalamp-atywert-atywerte; the Warlpiri: karlampi-jurtujurtu, ngarlangkartapi, yutajiti.https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=1413
The Warumungu people of the Barkly call it Karlampijurrujurru and dig out the young tubers (yams) to roast on hot ashes.
References
External links Ipomoea muelleri: Images & occurrence data from GBIF