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:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
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

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  7. Fosberg, F. R. & M.-H. Sachet. 1975-. Flora of Micronesia, Smithsonian Contr. Bot.
  8. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
  9. Fosberg, F. R.& M.-H. Sachet. 1977. Flora of Micronesia, 3. Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 36:29.
  10. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  11. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  12. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  13. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  14. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  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.
  18. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  19. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  20. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  21. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  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.
  24. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  25. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  26. Staples, G. W. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. English common names
  27. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  28. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  29. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  30. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIndian jalap  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishtransparent wood-rose  1Staples, G. W. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. English common names
Indianisoth  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiatrivrit  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiaturpeth  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishturbit  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesehe guo teng  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion   
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiquw.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan possiblyNasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
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

Reference(s)
  1. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  4. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  5. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  6. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  7. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  8. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  9. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25779. Accessed 12 May 2026.