Argyreia argentea (Roxb.) Sweet
First published in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 373 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to Myanmar. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
Recorded in error in:
East Himalaya
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ipomoea argenteosericea J.R.I.Wood & Scotland in Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25) (2019)
- Lettsomia argentea Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 2: 79 (1824)
- Rivea argentea (Roxb.) Hallier f. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 60 (1899)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Argyreia sericea St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 120 (1880), nom. illeg.
- Convolvulus festivus Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1414 (1829), nom. nud.
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.
- 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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxburgh, R. [s.n.], India | K000830589 | Yes | |||
| Clarke, C.B. [40779], Assam | K000830590 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0