Xenostegia Explained

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^[1]
• 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

Notes and References

1. 10.1600/036364419X15562052252027 . A Curious New Species of Xenostegia (Convolvulaceae) from Central Africa, with Remarks on the Phylogeny of the Genus . 2019 . Sosef . Marc S. M. . Gereau . Roy E. . Janssens . Steven B. . Kompanyi . Modestine . Simões . Ana R. . 198154936 . Systematic Botany . 44 . 2 . 405–414 .