Merremia quinquefolia
Nomenclature
Merremia quinquefolia (L.) Hallier f., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893.
Ipomoea quinquefolia L., Sp. P1. 162. 1753. TYPE. based on Plukenet, Alm. 116, plate 167, fig. 6. 1696 (lectotype).
Convolvulus quinquefolius (L.) L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 923. 1759..
Batatas quinquefolia (L.) Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 8: 127. 1838.
Pharbitis quinquefolia (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 81. 1838.
Fraxima quinquefolia (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 83. 1838.
Convolvulus palmatis Miller, Gardn. Dict. ed. 8. n. 8. 1768. TYPE. Based on Convolvulus pentaphyllos, folio glabro dentato, viticulis hirsutis Plumier, Cat. (no specimen found).
Latrienda palmatus (Miller) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 81. 1838.
Convolvulus hispaniolae Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 590. 1838. TYPE. Hispaniola (not found).
Ipomoea hispaniolae (Spreng.) G. Don, Gen. Syst. 4: 280. 1838.
Convolvulus ampelopsifolia Chamisso & Schlechtendal, Linnaea 5: 118. 1830. TYPE. Mexico. Veracruz: in dumetis pr. Veracruz (not found).
Ipomoea ampelopsifolia (Chamisso & Schlechtendal) G. Don, Gen. Syst. 4: 278. 1838.
Ipomoea potentilloides Meisn. in Martius, Fl. Bras. 7: 230. 1869. TYPE. British Guiana. R. Schomburgk 546b (holotype B, destroyed?; isotype NY).
Merremia potentilloides (Meisn.) Hallier f., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893.
Merremia parvifolia Pittier, Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 8: 143. 1943. TYPE. Venezuela. Bolivar: Ll. Williams 12770 (holotype VEN).
Description
Austin, D. F. & G. W. Staples. Convolvulaceae in Flora Neotropica [unpublished data].
Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History
U.S.A. (Florida), Mexico, Middle America, West Indies, and South America. Australia (Queensland), also naturalised in Africa and Malesia.
Austin, D. F. & G. W. Staples. Convolvulaceae in Flora Neotropica [unpublished data].
Johnson, R. W. Austrobaileya 8: 55–63. 2009