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Taxon:
Operculina turpethum
(L.) Silva Manso
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Operculina
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Nomen number:
25779
Place of publication:
Enum. subst. braz. 16. 1836 "
turpetum
"
Verified:
06/05/2017
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Operculina turpethum
(L.) Silva Manso var.
turpethum
(0 active accession[s])
Operculina turpethum
(L.) Silva Manso var.
ventricosa
(Bertero) Staples & D. F. Austin
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Convolvulus turpethum
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ipomoea turpethum
(L.) R. Br.
Merremia turpethum
(L.) Rendle
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Fosberg, F. R. & M.-H. Sachet.
1975-. Flora of Micronesia, Smithsonian Contr. Bot.
Fosberg, F. R. et al.
1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
Fosberg, F. R.& M.-H. Sachet.
1977. Flora of Micronesia, 3. Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 36:29.
URL:
http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Botany/
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
Note:
=
Merremia turpethum
(L.) Rendle
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Shah, G. L. & R. G. Bhat.
1978. Nomenclatural notes on some Bombay plants - V. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74:567.
Note:
=
Merremia turpethum
(L.) Rendle
Simões, A. R. & G. Staples.
2017. Dissolution of Convolvulaceae tribe Merremieae and a new classification of the constituent genera. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 183:580.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Staples, G. W.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. English common names
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
Indian jalap –
Reference(s)
transparent wood-rose –
Reference(s)
India
nisoth –
Reference(s)
trivrit –
Reference(s)
turpeth –
Reference(s)
Swedish
turbit –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
he guo teng –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
w.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
s.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
possibly
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
West Indies
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Zimbabwe
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng (s.), Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (w.)]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
(possibly)
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland, Northern Territory]
Pacific
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
Naturalized
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Weed
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References