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478.0000 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: 1953; hybrids: 15
= 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; Prír. 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)
478.5308 Genus Merremia Dennst. ex Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 1: 1403 (1841), nom. cons.
Distribution: Pantropics. New circumscription by Simoes & Staples (2017)
Species listed in database: 38
= Skinneria Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 487 (1833 publ. 1834) [Conv. Or. 105]
= Spiranthera Bojer ex Desjardins; Rapp. Annuel Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. Île Maurice 7: 33 (1836), nom. illeg.
species :
Merremia aniseiifolia Ooststr.; Blumea 12: 363 (1964)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Merremia caloxantha (Diels) Staples & R.C.Fang; Novon 5: 109 (1995)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea caloxantha Diels; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 203 (1912)
species :
Merremia calyculata Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 265 (1939)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Remarks: known only from type
species :
Merremia clemensiana Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 350 (1939)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Merremia cordata C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 64(1): 163 (1979)
Distribution: China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Merremia crassinervia Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 350 (1939)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Merremia dichotoma Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 311 (1939)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (C-Timor)
42 LSI
species :
Merremia ellenbeckii Pilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 295 (1908)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Merremia lobata Verdc.; Kew Bull. 21: 84 (1967)
species :
Merremia emarginata (Burm.f.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552 (1893)
Distribution: Mauritania; Mali; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Burundi; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Angola; Madagascar; China (Guangdong, Hainan); Nepal; India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Magway, Mandalay); Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Timor, Sumbawa); New Guinea [I]; Australia (Northern Territory)
22 BKN MLI MTN 23 BUR CMN 24 CHA ETH SSU SUD 25 TAN 26 ANG 29 MDG 36 CHI 40 BAN IND NEP SRL 41 MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY nwg PHI SUL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus excisus Zipp. ex Span.; Linnaea 15: 338 (1841)
= Convolvulus gangeticus L.; Cent. Pl. II: 9 (1756)
= Convolvulus reniformis Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 14 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 67 (1824), Fl. Ind., ed. Carey 1: 481 (1832)
= Evolvulus emarginatus Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 77, t. 30, f. 1 (1768)
= Evolvulus gangeticus (L.) L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 391 (1762)
= Evolvulus glechoma Welw.; Apont. 589 (1858 publ. 1859)
= Ipomoea baccifera Russell ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 815 (1841)
= Ipomoea cymbalaria Fenzl; Flora 27: 312 (1844), nomen
= Ipomoea emarginata (Burm.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 443 (1891)
= Ipomoea gangetica Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 356 (1845), nom. illeg.
= Ipomoea reniformis (Roxb.) Choisy; Mem. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 446 (1833)
= Lepistemon reniformis (Roxb.) Hassk.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Hasskarl] 524 (1848)
= Lettsomia emarginata (Burm.f.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16(4-5): 552 (1893)
= Merremia gangetica (L.) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 31: Suppl., 743 (1961), et Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39: Suppl., p. 30 (1969)
species :
Merremia gallabatensis Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552 (1893)
Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia
24 ETH SUD
species :
Merremia gemella (Burm.f.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 532 (1893)
Distribution: Taiwan; India (Assam,Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Selangor); Sumatra; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); Guam [I]
38 TAI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD MYA THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SUL SUM 50 AUS 62 gum
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus gemellus Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 46, t. 21 (1768)
= Convolvulus striatus Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 3: 28 (1794)
= Ipomoea cymosa var. radicans (Blume) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 613 (1857)
= Ipomoea flava F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 4: 424 (1868)
= Ipomoea gemella (Burm.f.) Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 110 (1821)
= Ipomoea obscura var. gemella (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 207 (1883)
= Ipomoea polyantha Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 613 (1857)
= Ipomoea polyantha var. affinis C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 206 (1883)
= Ipomoea radicans Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 712 (1826)
= Ipomoea striata (Vahl) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 183 (1805)
= Tirtalia gemella (Burm.f.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 71 (1836)
variant :
var. splendens Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 302 (1939)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Merremia gracilis E.J.F.Campb. & Argentina; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(2): 345 (1988 publ. 1989)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Merremia hainanensis H.S.Kiu; Fl. Hainan. 3: 587 (1974)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Merremia hederacea (Burm.f.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 118 (1894)
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Madagascar; Mauritius; La Réunion; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangxi, Yunnan); Ryukyu Isl.; Bonin Isl. (Hahajima); Taiwan; Pakistan (Sind, Pakistani Punjab); Nepal; India (almost throughout); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, South Andamans); Myanmar (Bago, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (throughout); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo (Sabah, etc.); Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Moluccas; Christmas Isl. [Austr.]; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I]); Cuba [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Trinidad [I]; Bolivia [I]
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI MTN NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CMN CON GAB ZAI 24 CHA ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 29 MAU MDG REU 36 CHI 38 NNS OGA TAI 40 BAN IND NEP PAK SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SNG SUL SUM XMS 50 AUS 61 sci 62 gum mic 81 cub gdl mar trt 83 bol
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus acetosellifolius Desr.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 3: 564 (1792)
= Convolvulus chryseides (Ker Gawl.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 598 (1825 publ. 1824)
= Convolvulus dentatus Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 3: 25 (1794)
= Convolvulus flavus Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1: 852 (1798), nom. illeg.
= Convolvulus lapathifolius Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 604 (1824), nom. superfl.
= Convolvulus rufescens Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 479 (1833 publ. 1834) [Conv. Or. 97]
= Evolvulus hederaceus Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 77, t. 30, f. 2 (1768)
= Ipomoea acetosellifolia (Desr.) Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 383 (1845)
= Ipomoea chryseides Ker Gawl.; Bot. Reg. 4: t. 270 (1818)
= Ipomoea dentata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 789 (1819)
= Ipomoea subtriflora Zoll. & O.Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Arch. Ind. [Moritzi et al.] 51 (1845 publ. 1846)
= Ipomoea zebrina Perr. ex Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 382 (1845)
= Lepistemon glaber Hand.-Mazz.; Sinensia 5(1-2): 7 (1934)
= Lepistemon muricatus Span.; Linnaea 15: 339 (1841), nom. inval.
= Merremia chryseides (Ker Gawl.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16(4-5): 552 (1893)
= Merremia convolvulacea Dennst. ex Hallier f.; Schlüssel Hortus Malab. 34 (1818)
= Merremia hederacea f. barbata Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 307 (1939)
= Merremia hederacea f. pubescens Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 307 (1939)
species :
Merremia hemmingiana Verdc.; Kew Bull. 13: 187 (1958)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Merremia hirta (L.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 224 (1912)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); Taiwan; Nepal; India (Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobars); Myanmar (Bago); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Penang, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang); Singapore [I]; Sumatra; Borneo (Sabah, etc.); Sulawesi; Philippines (throughout); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland)
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN IND NEP 41 CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI sng SUL SUM 43 SOL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus benthamii Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 1393 (1829), nomen
= Convolvulus cespitosus Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 483-484 (1832)
= Convolvulus hirtus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 159 (1753)
= Convolvulus hybridus Zoll. & O.Moritzi; Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië 2: 6 (1845)
= Convolvulus linifolius (Blume) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 675 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Convolvulus pratensis Buch.-Ham. ex Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: [Conv. Or.] 105 (1834)
= Convolvulus reptans L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 158-159 (1753)
= Hewittia cespitosa (Roxb.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 757 (1841)
= Ipomoea cespitosa (Roxb.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552 (1893), isonym
= Ipomoea cespitosa (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 443 (1891), isonym
= Ipomoea cespitosa (Roxb.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 372 (1830)
= Ipomoea linifolia Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 721 (1825)
= Ipomoea philippinensis Choisy; Mem. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 475 (1833)
= Ipomoea reptans (L.) Poir. ex G.Don.; Gen. Hist. 4: 264 (1837)
= Ipomoea setulosa Zoll. & O.Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Arch. Ind. [Moritzi et al.] 51 (1846)
= Lepistemon decurrens Hand.-Mazz.; Sinensia 5: 6 (1934)
= Merremia cespitosa (Roxb.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552 (1893)
= Merremia decurrens (Hand.-Mazz.) H.S.Kiu; Fl. Hainan. 3: 586 (1974)
= Skinneria cespitosa (Roxb.) Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 487 (Conv. Or. 105, t. 6) (1833)
variant :
var. retusa Ooststr.; Blumea 3: 311 (1939)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea hepaticifolia Blanco; Fl. Filip., ed. 2 [Blanco] 72 (1845) non L. 1753
species :
Merremia hornbyi Verdc.; Kew Bull. 33(1): 162 (1978)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Merremia incisa (R.Br.) Hallier f.; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 1: 21 (1910 publ. 1911)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus cinerascens (R.Br.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 609 (1824)
= Convolvulus incisus (R.Br.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 609 (1824)
= Ipomoea cinerascens R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 486 (1810)
= Ipomoea incisa R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 486 (1810)
species :
Merremia malvifolia Rendle; J. Bot. 39: 63 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea malvifolia (Rendle) Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(2): 65 (1904)
species :
Merremia martini (H.Lév.) Staples & Simões; Phytologia 97: 222 (2015)
Distribution: China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea hungaiensis Lingelsh. & Borza; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 389 (1914)
= Ipomoea hungaiensis var. linifolia C.C.Huang; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 119 (1965)
= Ipomoea martini H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 453 (1911)
= Ipomoea wilsonii Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 150-151 (1915)
= Merremia hungaiensis (Lingelsh. & Borza) R.C.Fan; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 64(1): 76 (1979)
= Merremia hungaiensis var. linifolia (C.C.Huang) R.C.Fang; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 64(1): 77 (1979)
= Merremia wilsonii (Gagnep.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 31(4): 768 (1977)
species :
Merremia obtusa (Verdc.) Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 23(5): 638 (2005)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Merremia ampelophylla subsp. obtusa Verdc.; Kew Bull. 13: 187 (1958)
species :
Merremia palmata Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 112 (1894)
Distribution: Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
species :
Merremia poranoides (C.B.Clarke) Hallier f.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 375 (1897)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); India (Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand); N-Thailand; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 IND 41 THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea courchetii Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 144 (1915)
= Ipomoea longipedunculata C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 117 (1965)
= Ipomoea poranoides C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 208 (1883)
= Merremia longipedunculata (C.Y.Wu) R.C.Fang; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 64(1): 77 (1979)
species :
Merremia porrecta Pilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 348 (1912)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Merremia pterygocaulos (Choisy) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552 (1893), et 18: 113 (1894)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Madagascar
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA SEN SIE 23 BIO CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvulus pterygocaulos Steud. ex Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 381 (1845)
= Ipomoea petersiana Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 239, t. 38 (1861)
= Ipomoea pterygocaulos Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 381 (1845)
= Ipomoea quadrangularis Bojer ex Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 387 (1845)
= Ipomoea tetraptera Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(2): 65 (1905)
= Merremia pterygocaulos var. chrysantha Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 727 (1898)
= Merremia pterygocaulos var. tomentosa Hallier f.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 90 (1898)
= Merremia tetraptera (Baker) Hallier f.; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 1: 21 (1910 publ. 1911)
species :
Merremia rajasthanensis Bhandari; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 84(3): 645 (1987 publ. 1988)
Distribution: NW-India (Rajasthan)
40 IND
species :
Merremia sagittoides (Courchet & Gagnep.) Staples; Fl. Cambodge Laos Vietnam 36: 306 (2018)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea sagittoides Courchet & Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 147 (1915)
species :
Merremia sibirica (L.) Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552 (1893)
Distribution: Siberia (Buryatia, Chita); Russian Far East (Khabarovsk, Primorye); China (Anhui, Gansu, NW-Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Mongolia; N-India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand)
30 SIB 31 RFE 36 CHI 37 MON 40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Convolvuloides elongata Moench; Methodus [Moench] 452 (1794), nom. superfl.
= Convolvulus rupestris Pall.; Reise Russ. Reich. [Pallas] 3: 723 (1776)
= Convolvulus sibiricus L.; Mant. Pl. Altera [Linnaeus] 203 (1771)
= Ipomoea bipedunculata C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 215 (1883)
= Ipomoea sibirica (L.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 183 (1805)
= Tirtalia sibirica (L.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 71 (1836)
variant :
var. jiuhuaensis B.A.Shen & X.L.Liu; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 7(3): 83 (1987)
Distribution: China (Anhui)
36 CHI
variant :
var. macrosperma C.C.Huang; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 112 (1965)
Distribution: China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
36 CHI
variant :
var. trichosperma C.C.Huang; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 112 (1965)
Distribution: China (Hebei, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
36 CHI
variant :
var. vesiculosa C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 111 (1965)
Distribution: China (SW-Sichuan, NW-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Merremia spongiosa Rendle; J. Bot. 32: 179 (1894)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea uliginosa Welw. ex Rendle; J. Bot. 32: 179 (1894)
species :
Merremia steenisii Ooststr.; Blumea 20(1): 127 (1972)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Merremia subsessilis (Courchet & Gagnep.) T.N.Nguyen; Consp. Sosud. Rast. Fl. V´etnama 1: 183 (1990)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea subsessilis Courchet & Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 148 (1914)
= Merremia subsessilis (Courchet & Gagnep.) P.H.Hô; Câyco Vietnam (Illustr. Fl. Vietnam) 2(2): 983 (1993), isonym
species :
Merremia thorelii (Gagnep.) Staples; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 36: 98 (2008), nom. inval., et Thai J. Bot. 6(1): 85 (2014)
Distribution: China (Guangxi); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea thorelii Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 148 (1915)
= Merremia collina S.Y.Liu; Guihaia 4: 199 (1984)
species :
Merremia truncata Verdc.; Kew Bull. 24: 176 (1970)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Merremia verecunda Baker & Rendle; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 4(2): 110 (1905)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, N-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
26 ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea quinquefolia var. pubescens Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(2): 66 (1904)
= Ipomoea verecunda (Rendle) N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 123 (1909)
species :
Merremia verruculosa S.Y.Liu; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 7(2): 133 (1987)
Distribution: China (Guangxi); E-Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Merremia warderensis Sebsebe; Kew Bull. 56(4): 939 (2001)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Remarks: only known from type collection
species :
Merremia xanthophylla Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552 (1893), et 18: 113 (1894)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; ?Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; ?South Sudan; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe
22 GNB NGA 23 CMN ZAI 24 ETH SUD 25 TAN 26 ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea xanthophylla Hochst. ex Hallier f.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 113 (1893), pro syn.
= Merremia pes-draconis Hallier f. [Bull.Herb.Boissier 6: 537 (1898)]
= Merremia pes-draconis var. nigerica Rendle; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 73 (1913)
species :
Merremia yunnanensis (Courchet & Gagnep.) R.C.Fang; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 64(1): 74 (1979)
Distribution: China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea yunnanensis Courchet & Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 151 (1915)
= Ipomoea yunnanensis var. uniflora C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 120, pl. 36, 2 (1965)
variant :
var. glabrescens (C.Y.Wu) R.C.Fang; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 64(1): 74 (1979)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea yunnanensis var. glabrescens C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 119 (1965)
variant :
var. pallescens (C.Y.Wu) R.C.Fang; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 64(1): 76 (1979)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ipomoea yunnanensis var. pallescens C.Y.Wu; Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Rep. 1: 120 (1965)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


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