Argyreia obtusifolia
Also known as: Argyreia festiva Wall. +8 more
- Argyreia festiva Wall.
- Argyreia soutteri (F.M.Bailey) Domin
- Convolvulus finlaysonianus Wall.
- Ipomoea obtusifolia (Lour.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Lettsomia chalmersii Hance
- Lettsomia festiva (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Lettsomia festiva (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.fil.
- Lettsomia soutteri F.M.Bailey
- Mouroucoa chalmersii (Hance) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Argyreia obtusifolia is a climbing plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Queensland