Ipomoea alpina Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 50: 253 (1912)
This name is a synonym of Ipomoea linosepala subsp. alpina

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(1): 9-129. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Ipomoea linosepala subsp. alpina.]
  • Lejoly, J. & S. Lisowski (1992). Les genres Merremia et Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) dans la Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi). Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 37: 21-125. [Cited as Ipomoea linosepala subsp. alpina.]

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

  • Verdcourt, B. (1958). Notes on African Convolvulaceae (part 3). Kew Bulletin 13: 199-217. [Cited as Ipomoea alpina.]
  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161. [Cited as Ipomoea alpina.]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rendle in Journal of Botany 50 : 253 (1912).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 13 : 205 (1958).

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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