Merremia malvaefolia Rendle (1901:63)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Merremia malvifolia Rendle First published in J. Bot. 39: 63 (1901); Ipomoea malvifolia (Rendle) Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(2): 65 (1904); Ipomoea malvifolia (Rendle) Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(2): 65 (1904)
Conservation Status
Missing (Victor & von Staden, 2011)
Last record: late 1800's (Meeuse, 1957); pre-1911 (Victor & von Staden, 2011)
Distribution & Habitat
Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Baker, J. G. and Wright, C. H. (1904). Convolvulaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section II (Hydrophyllaceae to Pedalineae):45-87. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
Hilton-Taylor, Craig. (1996). Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Le Roux, Johannes J., Hui, C., Castillo, M. L., Iriondo, J. M., Keet, J.-H., Khapugin, A. A., Médail, F., Rejmánek, M., Theron, G. Yannelli, F. A. and Hirsch, H. (2019). Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots. Current Biology 29(17): 2912-2918.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.063
Meeuse, A. (1957). The South African Convolvulaceae. Bothalia 6(4): 641-792. https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v6i4.1788
Meeuse, A. D. J. and Welman, W. G. (2000). Convolvulaceae. In: G. Germishuizen (ed). Flora of southern Africa 28 Part 1:1-138. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 12 July 2025]
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J. E., Helme, N. A., Turner, R. C., Kamundi, D. A. and Manyama, P. A. (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Victor, J. E. (2002). South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
Victor, J. E. and von Staden, L. (2011). Merremia malvaefolia Rendle. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/07.