Rivea pomacea (Roxb.) Wight

First published in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3(2): 8, t. 888 (1844), nom. superfl.
This name is a synonym of Argyreia zeylanica

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (1883). Fl. Br. India Convolvulaceae. Flora of British India 4: 179-228 + 734. [Cited as Argyreia pomacea Choisy, nom. illegit..]
  • Manitz, H. (1983). Zur Nomenklatur einiger Convolvulaceae und Cuscutaceae. I. Feddes Repertorium 94: 173-182. [Cited as Argyreia zeylanica.]
  • Staples, G.W. (2007). A synopsis of Rivea (Convolvulaceae).. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 64: 213-223. [Cited as Argyreia zeylanica.]

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Sources

  • 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/
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