Taxon:  Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) Simões & Staples



Summary
Genus:
Decalobanthus
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Nomen number:
478365
Place of publication:
Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 183:571.  2017
Verified:
06/05/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Convolvulus peltatus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Merremia peltata (L.) Merr.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ipomoea nymphaeifolia Blume

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Simões, A. R. & G. Staples. 2017. Dissolution of Convolvulaceae tribe Merremieae and a new classification of the constituent genera. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 183:561-586.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzaniaKaskazini Pemba Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzaniaKusini Pemba Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
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-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Fosberg, F. R. & M.-H. Sachet. 1977. Flora of Micronesia, 3. Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 36:27.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  Fosberg, F. R. & M.-H. Sachet. 1977. Flora of Micronesia, 3. Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 36:27.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam Fosberg, F. R. & M.-H. Sachet. 1977. Flora of Micronesia, 3. Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 36:27.
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNiue  Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificMarshall Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificUnited StatesAmerican Samoa Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificVanuatu  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificWallis and Futuna Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania [Kaskazini Pemba, Kusini Pemba]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Solomon Islands
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.)]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Palau, United States [Guam]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Niue, Tonga
Naturalized
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Marshall Islands
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: United States [American Samoa], Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands

Reference(s)
  1. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  2. Fosberg, F. R. & M.-H. Sachet. 1977. Flora of Micronesia, 3. Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 36:27.
  3. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  4. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  5. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). Note: as Merremia peltata
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=478365. Accessed 12 May 2026.