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Convolvulaceae

Argyreia

Argyreia zeylanica (Gaertn.) Voigt

First published in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 351 (1845)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

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Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Homotypic Synonyms

Argyreia pomacea Sweet in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 373 (1830), nom. superfl.
Convolvulus pomaceus Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1419 (1829), nom. superfl.
Ipomoea zeylanica Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 482 (1791)
Lettsomia pomacea Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 2: 83 (1824), nom. superfl.
Mouroucoa pomacea Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 446 (1891), nom. superfl.
Rivea pomacea (Roxb.) Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3(2): 8, t. 888 (1844), nom. superfl.
Rivea zeylanica (Gaertn.) Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 209 (1860)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Argyreia leschenaultii Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 209 (1860), nom. illeg.
Argyreia pomacea var. triflora C.B.Clarke in Fl. Brit. India 4: 188 (1883)
Calonyction sanguineum Anon. in Gard. Chron. 1856: 934 (1856)
Calonyction sanguinolentum Guillon in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 1880: 20 (1880)

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Manitz, H. (1983). Zur Nomenklatur einiger Convolvulaceae und Cuscutaceae. I. Feddes Repertorium 94: 173-182.
Staples, G.W. (2007). A synopsis of Rivea (Convolvulaceae).. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 64: 213-223.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Argyreia pomacea.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

Austin, D.F. in Dassanayake (ed.) (1980). Rev. Handb. Fl. Ceylon Convolvulaceae. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 1: 288-363. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (1883). Fl. Br. India Convolvulaceae. Flora of British India 4: 179-228 + 734.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

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