Convolvulaceae
Jacquemontia

Jacquemontia obcordata (Millsp.) House

First published in New York State Mus. Bull. 233-4: 63 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico, Caribbean. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adams, C.D. in Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 601-614. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • McDonald, A. (1993). Convolvulaceae part I. Flora de Veracruz 73: 1-95. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Kartesz, J.T. in Kartesz, J.T. (1994). Convolvulaceae. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland: 217-221. Timber Press. [Cited as Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. obcordata.]
  • Liogier, A.H. in Liogier, A. H. (1994). Convolvulaceae. La flora de la Española 6: 49-114. Universidad Central del Este. [Cited as Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. obcordata.]
  • Powell, Dulcie A. (1979). The Convolvulaceae of the Lesser Antilles. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 60: 219-271. [Cited as Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. obcordata.]
  • Robertson, K.R. in Robertson, K.R. (1971 PhD thesis). A revision of the genus Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae) in North and Central America and the West Indies.: 1-285. [Cited as Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. Obcordata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adams, C.D. in Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 601-614. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Liogier, H.A. & L.F. Martorell in Liogier, H.A. & Martorell, L.F. (2000). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis: 162-167. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.
  • McDonald, A. (1993). Convolvulaceae part I. Flora de Veracruz 73: 1-95. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.
  • Robertson, K.R. in Robertson, K.R. (1971 PhD thesis). A revision of the genus Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae) in North and Central America and the West Indies.: 1-285.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0