Operculina turpethum
A species in the Convolvulaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Operculina
- Species
- Operculina turpethum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1836
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Operculina turpethum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Argyreia alataName author: Montrouz.
- Argyreia alulataName author: Miq.
- Convolvulus ancepsName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Convolvulus gaudichaudiiName author: Choisy
- Convolvulus riedleiName author: Choisy
- Convolvulus triqueterName author: Vahl
- Convolvulus turpethumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Ipomoea ancepsName author: (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea diplocalyxName author: Baker
- Ipomoea triquetraName author: (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea turpethumName author: (L.) R.Br.
- Ipomoea turpethum var. ancepsName author: (L.) Miq.
- Merremia triquetraName author: (Vahl) Roberty
- Merremia turpethumName author: (L.) Rendle
- Merremia turpethumName author: (L.) Bojer
- Operculina triquetraName author: (Vahl) Hallier f.
- Operculina turpethum var. heterophyllaName author: Hallier f.
- Operculina turpethum var. humiliorName author: (Haines) K.K.Khanna
- Piptostegia pisonisName author: Mart.
- Spiranthera turpethumName author: (L.) Bojer
- Turpethum australeName author: Raf.
- Turpethum indicumName author: Raf.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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