Operculina

Operculina
Operculina turpethum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Operculina (L.) Silva Manso
Type species
Operculina turpethum Silva Manso

Operculina is a genus member of the morning-glory family of plants which contains 15 species that are located throughout the world.^[1]

Selected species

• Operculina aequisepala (Domin) R. W. Johnson
• Operculina brownii Ooststr.
• Operculina hamiltonii (G. Don) D. F. Austin & Staples
• Operculina pinnatifida (Kunth) O'Donell
• Operculina pteripes (G. Don) O'Donell
• Operculina turpethum Silva Manso (Indian Jalap)

Taxonomy references

• UniProt. "Operculina". Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
• "Index Nominum Genericorum -- Operculina" (html). International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
• Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2003-12-11). "Genus: Operculina Silva Manso" (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
• H.R. Coleman (2008-10-03). "Operculina Silva Manso". FloraBase of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
• "Operculina". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 

References

External links

Media related to Operculina at Wikimedia Commons