Operculina

Operculina
Operculina turpethum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Solanales
Family:Convolvulaceae
Tribe:Merremieae
Genus:Operculina
(L.) Silva Manso
Type species
Operculina turpethum
Silva Manso

Operculina is a genus member of the morning-glory family of plants which contains 15 species that are located throughout the world.[1]

Selected species

  • Operculina aequisepala (Domin) R. W. Johnson
  • Operculina brownii Ooststr.
  • Operculina hamiltonii (G. Don) D. F. Austin & Staples
  • Operculina pinnatifida (Kunth) O'Donell
  • Operculina pteripes (G. Don) O'Donell
  • Operculina turpethum Silva Manso (Indian Jalap)

Taxonomy references

  • UniProt. "Operculina". Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  • "Index Nominum Genericorum -- Operculina". International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2003-12-11). "Genus: Operculina Silva Manso". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  • H.R. Coleman (2008-10-03). "Operculina Silva Manso". FloraBase of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  • "Operculina". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2009-03-30.

References

  1. ↑ "14. Operculina". Flora of China. 16: 300. Retrieved 2009-03-30.

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