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479.0000 Family Convolvulaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 132 (1789), nom. cons.
58 genera, ca. 1900 spp. Latest phylogeny: Simões et al. (2022), which will not be the last word in a rapidly changing system.
Species listed in database: 1972; hybrids: 14
= Cressaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 270 (1821)
= Cuscutaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 20, 25 (1829), nom. cons.
= Dichondraceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 20, 24 (1829), nom. cons.
= Erycibaceae Endl. ex Meisner; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 272, Comm. 185 (1840)
= Evolvulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 2: 130, 132 (1825)
= Humbertiaceae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 23 (1947), nom. cons.
= Poranaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 364 (1858)
479.5408 Genus Lepistemon Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 722 (1825)
Distribution: tropical Africa and Asia
Species listed in database: 8
= Lepistemonopsis Dammer; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 331 (1895)
species :
Lepistemon binectarifer (Wall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 446 (1891)
Distribution: China (Hainan); India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Sumatera; Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan); Jawa
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus ampullaceus Vahl ex Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 443 (1833 publ. 1834), pro syn.
= Convolvulus binectarifer Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 47 (1824)
= Convolvulus cephalanthus Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 1402 (1829), nomen
= Convolvulus flavescens (Blume) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 680 (1839)
= Ipomoea binectarifera (Wall.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019)
= Ipomoea flavescens (Blume) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 816 (1841)
= Ipomoea pierrei var. subsessilis Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 147 (1915)
= Ipomoea wallichii (Choisy) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 820 (1841), nom. superfl.
= Lepistemon flavescens Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 722 (1826)
= Lepistemon flavescens Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4: t. 1362 (1848), nom. illeg.
= Lepistemon wallichii Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 443 (1833 publ. 1834) [Conv. Or. 61], nom. superfl.
= Vallaris controversa Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(1): 65 (1827)
variant :
var. borneensis Ooststr.; Blumea 5: 343 (1943)
Distribution: Borneo; Moluccas (Ambon)
42 BOR MOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea binectarifera var. borneensis (Ooststr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019)
variant :
var. eymae Ooststr.; Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermatoph. 4: 490 (1953)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea binectarifera var. eymae (Ooststr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019)
variant :
var. glaber T.N.Nguyen; J. Biol. (Vietnam) 7(2): 41 (1985)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea binectarifera var. glabra (T.N.Nguyen) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019)
variant :
var. taynguyenense T.N.Nguyen; J. Biol. (Vietnam) 7(2): 41 (1985)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea binectarifera var. taynguyenensis (T.N.Nguyen) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019)
variant :
var. trichocarpus (Gagnep.) Ooststr.; Blumea 5: 343 (1943)
Distribution: China (Hainan); S-Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan (Lan Yu Isl.); Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao); Jawa; Moluccas (Kei Isl.)
36 CHI 38 NNS TAI 42 JAW MOL PHI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea binectarifera var. trichocarpa (Gagnep.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019)
= Lepistemon obscurus (Blanco) Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 364 (1923)
= Lepistemon trichocarpum Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 152 (1915)
= Polemonium obscurum Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 103 (1837)
species :
Lepistemon intermedius Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28(1): 31 (1899)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Zhejiang); Taiwan; Bangladesh
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea sinica J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019), nom. nov.
= Lepistemon lobatus Pilg.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1029 (1926)
species :
Lepistemon leiocalyx Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 113 (1895)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea leiocalyx (Stapf) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 33) (2019)
species :
Lepistemon owariensis (P.Beauv.) Hallier f.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 112 (1903)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; SW-Mali; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN TOG 23 BIO CAF CMN ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus owariensis (P.Beauv.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 594 (1824)
= Ipomoea owariensis P.Beauv.; Fl. Oware 2: 41, t. 82 (1817)
= Ipomoea repandula Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 110 (1894)
= Lepistemon africanus Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 13: t. 1270 (1878)
= Lepistemon chevalieri Troch.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 5: 328 (1933)
= Lepistemon lignosus Dammer ex Engl.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 331 (1894)
species :
Lepistemon parviflorus Pilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 219 (1910) ex Büsgen, Mitt. Deutsche Schutzgeb. 23: 87 (1910)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon
22 GHA LBR NGA SIE 23 CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea pilgeri J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 34) (2019), nom. nov.
species :
Lepistemon urceolatus (R.Br.) F.Muell.; Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 94 (1882)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Talaud Isl., Buru, Seram); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland)
42 MOL NWG SUL 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus urceolatus (R.Br.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 601 (1824)
= Ipomoea urceolata R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 485 (1810)
= Lepistemon asterostigma K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 217 (1888)
= Lepistemon fitzalanii F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 10(87): 111 (1877)
= Lepistemon lucae F.Muell.; Vict. Naturalist 2: 75 (1885)
species :
Lepistemon verdcourtii P.Mathew & Biju; Kew Bull. 46(3): 560 (1991)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea verdcourtii (P.Mathew & Biju) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 34) (2019)
species :
Lepistemon volkensii (Dammer) comb.ined.
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea volkensii (Dammer) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl. 34) (2019)
= Lepistemonopsis volkensii Dammer.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 331 (1895)
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