Convolvulaceae
Argyreia

Argyreia argentea (Roxb.) Sweet

First published in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 373 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Thailand. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand

Recorded in error in:

East Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (1883). Fl. Br. India Convolvulaceae. Flora of British India 4: 179-228 + 734.
  • Clarke, C.B. in Kanjilal, U.N., A. Das, P.C. Kanjilal, & R.E. De (eds.) (1939). Fl. Assam Convolvulaceae. Flora of Assam 3: 338-362+538. Govt. of Assam.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Khan, M.S. (1985). Fl. Bangladesh Convolvulaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 30: 1-59. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Kress, W.J., R.A. DeFilipps, E. Farr, & Y.Y. Kyi in Kress, W.J. et al. (2003). Cklist. Myanmar Convolvulaceae. Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar: 197-201. National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC.
  • Manitz, H. (1983). Zur Nomenklatur einiger Convolvulaceae und Cuscutaceae. I. Feddes Repertorium 94: 173-182.
  • Press, J.R., K.K. Shrestha, & D.A. Sutton (2012). Nepal Cklist. Convolvulaceae. Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal - online Natural History Museum et al.
  • Staples, G.. & Traiperm, P. (2017). A nomenclatural review of Argyreia (Convolvulaceae). Taxon 66: 445-477.
  • Staples, G.W. (2007). A synopsis of Rivea (Convolvulaceae).. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 64: 213-223.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (1883). Fl. Br. India Convolvulaceae. Flora of British India 4: 179-228 + 734.
  • Mill, R.R. (1999). Fl. Bhutan Convolvulaceae. Flora of Bhutan 2(2): 834-862. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Staples, G.. & Traiperm, P. (2017). A nomenclatural review of Argyreia (Convolvulaceae). Taxon 66: 445-477.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1414] Burma Convolvulus festivus K001113057 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1414] Sri Lanka Convolvulus festivus K001113059 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1414] Convolvulus festivus K001113060 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1414] Burma Convolvulus festivus K001113056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1414] Burma Convolvulus festivus K001113058 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0