Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer (Hortus Maurit. 224. 1837.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (cultivated) ( St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], North America (exotic: FL),
Common Names: Basquiña (Dominican Republic), Campanola (Cuba), Cordón de seda (Cuba), Coup d'air (Haiti), Elephant climber (L. Antilles), Elephant ear vine (Jamaica), Hoja de plata (Cuba), Hoja de seda (Dominican Republic), Ipomea (Cuba), Ipomea morada (Cuba), Ipomoea (Cuba), Liane à minguet (Haiti), Liane à tonnelle (L. Antilles), Liane à vonvon (L. Antilles), Liane d'argent (Haiti), Liane d'argent (L. Antilles), Liane de soie (L. Antilles), Liane tonnelle (Haiti),
Synonyms: Argyreia bracteata Choisy (Convolv. Orient. 39. 1834.), Argyreia speciosa (L. f.) Sweet (Hort. Brit. 289. 1827.), Convolvulus nervosus Burm. f. (Fl. Ind. 48. 1768.), Rivea nervosa (Burm. f.) Hallier f. (Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 381. 1897.),
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