Nomenclature
Operculina hamiltonii (G. Don) Austin & Staples, J. Arnold Arbor. 64(3): 487. 1983
Convolvulus alatus Hamilton, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Occ. 24. 1824 (1825), nomen illegit. not C. alatus (R. Brown) Sprengel 1819 (1825). TYPE. Tobago. Scarborough, Hamilton (not seen).
Operculina alata (Hamilton) Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 343. 1902; Powell, J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 244. 1979.
Ipomoea hamiltonii G. Don, Gen. Syst. 4: 268. 1838. TYPE. Based on same type as Convolvulus alatus Hamilton.
Ipomoea alulata Miquel, Linnaea 18: 599. 1844. TYPE. Surinam. crescit prope Paramaraibo, Miquel (lectotype, U).
Ipomoea altissima Martius ex Choisy in DeCandolle, Prodr. 9: 359. 1845, not of G. Don (1838). TYPE. Brazil. Amazonas: Rio Negro, sylvis ad Japurafé [sphalm “Sapura” in protologue] Martius 881 (M).
Operculina altissima (Martius ex Choisy) Meisner in Martius, Fl. Bras. 7: 213. 1869.
Ipomoea pterodes Choisy in DeCandolle, Prodr. 9: 361. 1845. TYPE. French Guiana. Cayenne, Gabriel (holotype, G–DC).
Operculina pterodes (Choisy) Meisner in Martius, Fl. Bras. 7: 213. 1869.
Ipomoea ampliata Choisy in DeCandolle, Prodr. 9: 361. 1845. TYPE. Mexico. Campeche: "ins. oceani Pacifici." (type BM).
Operculina ampliata (Choisy) House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 503. 1906.
Operculina pterodes f. pubescens Pilger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 186. 1901. TYPE. Brazil. Mato Grosso: Bandeira bei Cuiabá, H. Meyer (holotype, B, not found in July 1987, probably destroyed).
Operculina alata var. pubescens (Pilger) O'Donell, Lilloa 30: 61. 1960.
Description
Austin, D. F. & G. W. Staples. Convolvulaceae in Flora Neotropica [unpublished data].
Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History

Middle America, West Indies, and South America.
Austin, D. F. & G. W. Staples. Convolvulaceae in Flora Neotropica [unpublished data].
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