Convolvulaceae
Operculina

Operculina polynesica Staples

First published in Pacific Sci. 61: 588 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Pacific. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cook Is., Niue, Pitcairn Is., Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Staples, G.W, (2007). Checklist of Pacific Operculina (Convolvulaceae), including a New Species. Pacific Science 61: 587-593.
  • Staples, G.W., Simões, A.R. & Austin, D.F. (2020). A monograph of Operculina (Convolvulaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 105: 64-138.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Staples, G.W, (2007). Checklist of Pacific Operculina (Convolvulaceae), including a New Species. Pacific Science 61: 587-593.
  • Staples, G.W., Simões, A.R. & Austin, D.F. (2020). A monograph of Operculina (Convolvulaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 105: 64-138.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0