Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales
Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Merremieae
Genus: Xenostegia
Species: X. alatipes – X. lomamiensis – X. medium – X. pinnata – X. sapinii – X. tridentata
Name
Xenostegia D.F.Austin & Staples, Brittonia 32(4): 533. (1980 publ. 1981). (1981)
Type species: Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples, Brittonia 32(4): 533. (1980 publ. 1981): (1981)
Note:
Based on Merremia sect. Halliera C. A. O'Donell, Lilloa 6: 536. (1941)
References
Primary references
Austin, D.F. & Staples, G.W. 1981. Brittonia 32: 533.
Additional references
Simões, A.R., Culham, A. & Carine, M.A. 2015. Resolving the unresolved tribe: a molecular phylogenetic framework for the Merremieae (Convolvulaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179(3): 374–387. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12339 Open access Reference page.
Simões, A.R. & Staples, G.W. 2017. Dissolution of Convolvulaceae tribe Merremieae and a new classification of the constituent genera. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 183(4): 561-586. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/box007 Open access Reference page.
Sosef, M.S., Gereau, R.E., Janssens, S.B., Kompanyi, M. & Simões, A.R. 2019. A Curious New Species of Xenostegia (Convolvulaceae) from Central Africa, with Remarks on the Phylogeny of the Genus. Systematic Botany 44(2): 405–414. DOI: 10.1600/036364419X15562052252027 Paywall BioOne Reference page.
Links
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Xenostegia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 18. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Xenostegia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Xenostegia. Published online. Accessed: November 18 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Xenostegia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2019.
Vernacular names
Xenostegia, the morningvines, are a genus of flowering plants in the bindweed and morning glory family Convolvulaceae, found across the Old World Tropics and Subtropics, from Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, southern Asia and Australia.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
Xenostegia alatipes (Dammer) A.R.Simões & Staples
Xenostegia lomamiensis Sosef & Gereau[2]
Xenostegia medium (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples
Xenostegia pinnata (Hochst. ex Choisy) A.R.Simões & Staples
Xenostegia sapinii (De Wild.) A.R.Simões & Staples
Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples
References
Brittonia 32: 533 (1980 publ. 1981)
Sosef, Marc S. M.; Gereau, Roy E.; Janssens, Steven B.; Kompanyi, Modestine; Simões, Ana R. (2019). "A Curious New Species of Xenostegia (Convolvulaceae) from Central Africa, with Remarks on the Phylogeny of the Genus". Systematic Botany. 44 (2): 405–414. doi:10.1600/036364419X15562052252027. S2CID 198154936.
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