Operculina platyphylla (Fernald) House

First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 502 (1906)
This name is a synonym of Merremia platyphylla

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • O'Donell, C.A. (1941). Revision de las especies americanas de de Merremia (Convolvulaceae). Lilloa 6: 467-554. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Instituto 'Miguel Lillo'. [Cited as Merremia platyphylla.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Standley, P.C. in Standley, P.A. (1924). Convolvulaceae. Trees and Shrubs of Mexico, Convolvulaceae pp. 1194-1208. 23(4): 1194-1208. Contributions U.S. Natl. Herbar. 23(4) 1924. [Cited as Operculina platyphylla.]

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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