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Taxon:  Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso



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)
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  15. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  16. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. Note: = Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle
  17. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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  22. 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
  23. 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.
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  26. Staples, G. W. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. English common names
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Common names
English
Indian jalap –
transparent wood-rose –
India
nisoth –
trivrit –
turpeth –
Swedish
turbit –
Transcribed Chinese
he guo teng –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiquw.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan possibly
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest 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, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (w.), Yunnan Sheng (s.)]
  • 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
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Medicinesfolklore 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 poisonsmammals Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Vertebrate poisonsmammals 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
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25779. Accessed 6 May 2025.