Operculina turpethum

Operculina turpethum var. turpethum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Merremieae
Genus: Operculina
Species: Operculina turpethum
Varietates: O. t. var. turpethum – O. t. var. ventricosa

Name

Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Convolvulus turpethum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 155 (1753).

• Homotypic
  • Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 485 (1810).
  • Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle, Fl. Trop. Afr. (Oliver & al.) 4(2.1): 102 (1905).
  • Spiranthera turpethum (L.) Bojer, Hortus Maurit. 226 (1837).

References

• Silva Manso 1836. Enum. Subst. Braz. 16.
• The International Plant Names Index 2009. Published on the Internet. 2010 Jan 27 [1].

Vernacular names

English: turpeth, fue vao, St. Thomas lidpod

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