GENERA OF CONVOLVULACEAE
Aniseia Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:481. 1833; 78:65. 1838. Type: A. martinicensis (Jacquin) Choisy.
Distribution: originally American; now pantropical.
Argyreia Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 134. 1790. Type: A. obtusifolia Lour.
=Lettsomia Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. ex Carey & Wall. 2:75. 1824. Type: not chosen.
=Moorcroftia Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:431. 1833. Type: not chosen.
Distribution: tropical continental Asia, Malaysia and northern Australia.
Astripomoea A. Meeuse, Bothalia 6:709. 1958. Type: A. lachnosperma (Choisy) A. Meeuse.
=Astrochlaena Hallier f., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18:120. 1893. Type: same as for Astripomoea
Distribution: tropical and South Africa.
Blinkworthia Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:430. t. 5 (not 4 as in the text). 1833. Type: B. lycioides
Distribution: endemic to Burma.
Bonamia DuPetit-Thouars, Dict. Sci. Nat. 5:145. 1804; Hist. Veg. Isl. Afr. 17. t. 8. 1805. Type: B. madagascariensis Poiret.
=Bonamiopsis (Roberty) Roberty, Boissiera 10:150. 1964. Type: B. elegans (Wallich) Roberty
=Breweria R. Brown, Prodr. 487. 1819. Type: B. linearis R. Brown.
=Trichantha Karsten & Triana, Nuev. Jen. i Esp. Fl. Neo-Granad. 14. 1854. Type: Trichantha ferruginea Karst & Triana [B. trichantha Hall. f.]
=Petrogenia I. M. Johnston, Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 22:116. 1941. Type: P. repens I. M. Johnston [=Bonamia repens (I.M. Johnston) Austin & Staples]
=Perispermum Degener, Flora Hawaiiensis, Fam. 307. 1932. Type: P. albiflorum Degener [=B. menziesii Gray]
Distribution: Pantropical; one species in Texas and another in peninsular Florida.
Calycobolus Willdenow ex Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 5: II, 4. 1819 (sero)-1820 (prim.). LT.: C. emarginatus Willdenow ex J. A. Schultes (vide House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 144. 7 Mai. 1907) Type: C. pulchellus Choisy [=C. glaber (H.B.K.) House]
=Prevostea Choisy, Ann. Sci. Nat. Sér. I, 4:497. 1825. Type: P. glabra (H.B.K.) House (=Calycobolus glaber (H.B.K.) House)
Distribution: tropical America and west tropical Africa.
Calystegia R. Brown, Prodr. 483. 1810. Type: C. sepium (L.) R. Br.
Distribution: most species are confined to western North America, although some species are spread around the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Cardiochlamys Oliver, Hooker Icones Plantarum t. 1403. 1883. Type: C. madagascariensis Oliver.
Distribution: Malagasy Republic.
Cladostigma Radlk., Abhandl. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 8:412. 1883. Type: C. dioicum Radlk.
Distribution northeastern Africa.
Convolvulus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum ed. 10. 153. 1753. Type: C. arvensis L.
Distribution: worldwide, but most species in the Mediterranean region; mainly in the temperate areas with a few species in the tropics.
Cordiosepalum Verdcourt, Kew Bulletin 26:138. 1971. Type: C. thorelii (Gagnepain) Verdcourt.
Distribution: endemic to southeastern Asia.
Cressa Linnaeus, Genera Plantarum 104. 1754. Type: C. crecita L.
Distribution: pantropical.
Cuscuta Linnaeus, Species Plantarum ed. 1. 124. 1753. Type: C. europaea Linnaeus.
=Grammica Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 98, 170. 1790. Type: G. aphylla Loureiro
Distribution: almost worldwide [separated by Cronquist (Cronquist, A. 1988. The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants. New York, New York Botanical Garden) and Gunn (Gunn, C. R., J. H. Wiersema, Ritchie, C. A. Kirkbride, J. H. Jr. 1992. Families and Genera of Spermatophytes Recognized by the Agricultural Research Service. Washington, DC, USDA, Technical Bulletin No. 1796] into the Cuscutaceae.
Decalobanthus Ooststroom, Blumea 2:99. f. 1. 1936. Type: D. sumatranus Ooststroom.
Distribution: endemic to Sumatra.
Dichondra J. R. & G. Forster, Char. Gen. 39. t. 20. 1776. Type: D. repens Forst. & Forst.
=Dichondropsis T. S. Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3:388. 1909. Type: D. nivea Brandegee
Distribution: mostly in the Mexico/SW United States, but a few species widely spread in the tropics of the world.
Dicranostyles Bentham, Hook. London Journal of Botany 5:355. 1846. Type: D. scandens Bentham
=Kuhlmanniella L. Barroso, Rodriguesia 9:36. 1945. Type: K. falconiana Barroso (=Dicranostyles falconiana (Barroso) Ducke)
Distribution: endemic to northern South America.
Dinetus Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: tab. 127. 1825. Type: D. racemosus (Roxburgh) Sweet.
=Dinetopsis Roberty , Candollea 14:27. 1952. Type: D. grandiflora (Wallich) Roberty.
=Schillingia Verdcourt ex Airy Shaw in Willis, Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns, ed. 8. 1038. 1973. nomen. nudum. Type: not designated, but said to be from Nepal.
Distribution: Asia.
Dipteropeltis Hall. f., Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anst. 16:repr. 4. 1898. Type: D. poranoides Hall. f..
Distribution: tropical Africa.
Erycibe Roxburgh, Pl. Corom. 2:31. t. 159. 1798. Type: E. paniculata Roxburgh.
Distribution: Asia, from S. Japan to western India and south through Malaysia to Queensland, Australia.
Evolvulus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum ed. II. 391. 1762. Type: E. nummularius Linneaus.
Distribution: mainly tropical America, with a few species in the Old World.
Falkia Linnaeus f., Suppl. 30. 1781. Type: F. repens Linnaeus f.
Distribution: Africa.
Hewittia Wight & Arnott, Madras Journal of Science, Ser. 1. 5:22. 1837. Type: H. sublobata (Linnaeus f.) O. Kuntze [= H. malabarica (L.) Sursh].
Distribution: tropics of the Old World; introduced into the New World.
Hildebrandtia Vatke, Sitzungberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforeshender Fruende zu Berlin 1876:7. 1876; Journal of Botany 14:313. 1876; Monatsb. Acad. Berlin 1876:864. 1877. Type: H. africana Vatke.
=Saubaudiella Chiovenda, Nouv. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s. 36:366. 1929. Type: S. aloysii Chiovenda
=Dactylostigma D. Austin, Phytologia 25: 425-429. 1973. Type: D. sericea D. F. Austin (=Hildebrandtia austinii Staples)
Distribution: northeast and east Africa, Malagasy Republic and Arabia.
Humbertia Commerson ex Lamarck, Encycl. Meth. Bot. 2:356. 1786. Type: H. madagascariensis Commerson ex Lamarck
Distribution: endemic to Malagasy Republic.
Hyalocystis Hall. f., Annuario R. Istituto Botanico Roma 7:227. 1898. Type: H. viscosa Hall. f..
Distribution: tropical Africa
Ipomoea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 159. 1753. Type: I. pes-tigridis L.
=Exogonium Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:443. 1833. Type: I. bracteata Cavanilles
=Quamoclit Moench, Meth. 453. 1794. Type: I. coccinea Linnaeus
=Batatas Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:434. 1833. Type: I. batatas (Linnaeus) Lamarck
=Calonyction Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:441. 1833. Type: I. alba Linnaeus
=Pharbitis Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:438. 1833. Type: I. purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth
=Mina Cerv. in de la Llave & Lex., Nov. Gen. Desc. fasc. 1:11. 1824. Type: Mina lobata Cerv. in de la Llave & Lex.
=PentacrostigmaK. Afzelius, Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. Bp. 23, H. 2. 181-182, 1929. Type: P. nyctanthum K. Afzelius
Distribution: widespread in the tropics and temperate regions of the world.
Iseia O'Donell, Bol. Soc. de Argen. Bot. 5:77. 1953. Type: I. luxurians (Moricand) O'Donell
Distribution: endemic to the American tropics.
Itzaea Standley & Steyermark, Publ. Field Museum Natural History, Botany Series 23:83. 1944. Type: I. sericea (Standley) Standley & Steyermark
Distribution: endemic to Central America and southern Mexico.
Jacquemontia Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:476. 1833. Type: J. pentantha (Jacquin) G. Don
=Thyella Rafinesque, Pl. Tellur. 4:84. 1836. Type: T. tamnifolia (L.) Rafinesque
Distribution: mostly American, but some species in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Lepistemon Blume, Bijdr. 722. 1825. Type: L. flavescens Blume
Distribution: tropics of the Old World.
Lepistemonopsis Dammer, Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost.-Afr. C:331. 1895. Type: L. volkensii Dammer
Distribution: Tanganyika, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Lysiostyles Bentham, London Journal of Botany 5:356. 1846. Type: L. scandens Bentham
Distribution: endemic to the Guyana Plateau and vicinity in South America.
Maripa Aublet, Hist. Pl. Gui. Fr. 1:230. t. 91. 1775. Type: M. scandens Aublet
=Mouroucoa Aublet, Hist. Pl. Gui. Fr. 1:142. t. 54. 1775. Type: Mouroucoa violacea Aublet (=Maripa violacea (Aublet) Ooststroom ex Lanjouw & Uittien
=Murucoa J. F. Gmelin, Reg. Veg. 344. 1791. Type: M. violacea (Aublet) Gmelin
Distribution: endemic to the American tropics from Central America to the Brazilian Plateau.
Merremia Dennstedt ex Endlicher, Schluess. Hort. Malab. 34. 1818. Type: M. convolvulacea Dennst. (=M. hederacea (Burmann f.) Hall. f..
Distribution: pantropical.
Metaporana N. E. Brown, Kew Bull. 168. 1914. Type: M. densiflora (Hall. f.) N. E. Brown.
Distribution: tropical Africa and Malagasy Republic.
Nephrophyllum A. Richard, Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae, p. 77-78. t. 76. 1851. Type: N. abyssinicum A. Richard
Distribution: endemic to Ethiopian highlands.
Neuropeltis Wallich, Fl. Ind. ed. Carey, 2:43. 1824. Type: N. racemosa Wallich in Roxburgh
Distribution: Africa & Asia.
Neuropeltopsis Ooststroom, Blumea 12:365. 1964. Type: N. alba Ooststroom
Distribution: Borneo
Odonellia K. Robertson, Brittonia 34(4):417. 1982. Type: O. hirtiflora (Mart. & Gal.) K. Roberston
Distribution: endemic to the Americas.
Operculina S. Manso, Enum. Subst. Bras. 16. 1836. Type: O. turpethum (L.) S. Manso
=Remirema Kerr, Hooker Icones 35. Tab. 3435 (+3 text pages). 1943. Type: R. bracteata Kerr. [=Operculina turpethum (Linnaeus) S. Manso]
Distribution: widespread in the tropics of the world.
Paralepistemon Lejoly & Liskoski, Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 56:195-197. 1986. Type: P. shirensis (Oliver) Lejoly & Liskwski.
Distribution: central and southern Africa.
Polymeria R. Brown, Prodr. 488. [1-7 Apr 1810] 1819. Type: P. calycina R. Brown (vide H. Manitz, Feddes Repert. 85: 636. 20 Dec 1974)
Distribution: endemic to tropical and subtropical Australia.
Porana Burmann f., Fl. Ind. 51. t. 21. f. 1. 1768. Type: P. volubilis Burmann f.
=Duperreya Godichaud in Freyc., Voyage Autour du Monde 1:452. 1826[1829]. Type: D. sericea Gaudichaud
Distribution: southeast Asia, Malaysia and Australia.
Poranopsis Roberty, Candollea 14:26. 1952. Type: P. paniculata (Roxburgh) Roberty
Distribution: across the Indian subcontinent to southwestern China and throughout southeast Asia.
Rapona Baillon, Hist. des pl. 10:326. 1888. Type: R. madagascariensis Baillon
=Breweria tiliifolia Baker, Journ. Linnean Society 22:508. 1887.
Distribution: Malagasy Republic.
Rivea Choisy, Mém. Soc. Genève 6:407. 1833. Type: R. hypocrateriformis (Desrousseaux) Choisy.
Distribution: southeast Asia, Malaysia and Australia.
Seddera Hochst., Flora 27: Bes. Beil. 7. t. 5. 1844. Type: S. virgata Hochst. et Steudel.
Distribution: mostly in Africa, extending to Arabia and India.
Stictocardia Hall. f., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18:159. 1898. Type: S. tiliifolia (Desr.) Hall. f..
Distribution: Africa through Malaysia; introduced into the American tropics.
Stylisma Rafinesque, Neogenyt. 2. 1825. Type: S. tenella (Desr.) Rafinesque (=S. humistrata (Walters) Chapman.
Distribution: endemic to eastern United States.
Tetralocularia O'Donell, Lilloa 30:66. 1960. Type: T. pennellii O'Donell
Distribution: endemic to South America, mostly in the Amazon basin.
Tridynamia Gagnepain, Not. Syst. (Paris) 14:26. 1950. Type: T. eberhardtii Gagnepain
Distribution: northeastern India to southeastern Asia.
Turbina Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4:81. 1836. Type: T. corymbosa (L.) Rafinesque.
=Legendrea Webb & Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Iles Canar. 3(2):26. 1844. Type: L. mollissima Webb & Berthelot (=Turbina corymbosa (L.) Raf. f. mollissima (Webb. & Berthelot) Stearn).
Distribution: pantropical.
Wilsonia R. Brown, Prodr. 480. 1810. Type: W. humilis R. Brown.
Distribution: Australia.
Xenostegia Austin & Staples, Brittonia 32(4): 533-536. 1980 (Jan. 1981). Type: X. tridentata (L.) D. F. Austin & G. W. Staples.
Distribution: Africa to the Pacific Islands; one species introduced into the American tropics.
Total = 54 genera
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