7009.000 Argyreia Lour.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022) Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique

Description of the genus

Shrubs, scandent or lianas, stems woody. Leaves petiolate lamina margins entire, abaxially, sometimes silvery sericeous. Inflorescence cymes, or loose or compact capitula, few to many flowered, axillary, rarely terminal. Sepals persistent, herbaceous or leathery, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous and often red; corolla purple, red, pink or white, campanulate, funnelform or tubular; limb sub-entire to deeply five lobed. Fruit berries, red, purplish, orange or yellowish; fleshy, mealy or leathery. Seeds 4 or fewer.

Worldwide: 90 species from Indomalesia to Australia

DRC: 1 taxon.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
nervosa (Burm. f.) Boj.VIDescription

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Flora of the DRC: cultivated Argyreia
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Argyreia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Argyreia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Argyreia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Argyreia
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iNaturalist: Argyreia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Argyreia
JSTOR Plant Science: Argyreia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Argyreia
Plants of the World Online: Argyreia
Tropicos: Argyreia
Wikipedia: Argyreia

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https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2192, retrieved 13 May 2026

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