Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Boj.

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Status: Cultivated and ocassionally naturalised
Description:
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Type location:
India
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Habitat: In forest.
Altitude range: (metres) 300 - 1000 m
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Worldwide distribution: Native of India. Introduced, cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.
Botanical divisions: VI
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Literature:

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 47.

Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Page 10.

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 Pages 230 - 232. (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Argyreia nervosa:

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Flora of Burundi: cultivated Argyreia nervosa
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Argyreia nervosa

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Argyreia nervosa
African Plant Database: Argyreia nervosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Argyreia nervosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Argyreia nervosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Argyreia nervosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Argyreia nervosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Argyreia nervosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Argyreia nervosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Argyreia nervosa
Plants of the World Online: Argyreia nervosa
Tropicos: Argyreia nervosa
Wikipedia: Argyreia nervosa


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Argyreia nervosa.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=168630, retrieved 13 May 2026

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