Operculina triquetra (Vahl) Hallier f.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 120 (1893)
This name is a synonym of Operculina turpethum

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Austin, D.F. in Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Convolvulaceae. Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana): 87-88. University of Guyana, Georgetown. [Cited as Operculina 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.]
  • 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:

  • Austin, D.F. (1975). Convolvulaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 62: 157-224. [Cited as Operculina triquetra.]

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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