Ipomoea triquetra (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 231 (1819)
This name is a synonym of Operculina turpethum

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Austin, D.F. & Huáman, Z. (1996). A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45: 3-38. [Cited as Operculina turpethum.]
  • Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (1883). Fl. Br. India Convolvulaceae. Flora of British India 4: 179-228 + 734. [Cited as Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R.Br..]
  • Gagnepain & Courchet in H. Lecomte (1915). Flore Indo-Chine Convolvulaceae. Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 4: 228-313. [Cited as Ipomoea turpethum.]
  • 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 Operculina turpethum.]
  • McPherson, G. [w/ D.F. Austin] in Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Convolvulaceae. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 365-374. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. [Cited as Operculina turpethum.]
  • Staples, G.W. & D.F. Austin (1981). Changes in the West Indian Operculina. Brittonia 33: 591-596. [Cited as Operculina turpethum.]

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

  • Eggers, H.F.A. in Eggers, H.F.A. (1879). Convolvulaceae. The flora of St Croix and the Virgin Islands: 70-73. US Government Printing Office. [Cited as Ipomoea triquetra R.S..]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

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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