Convolvulus japonicus

Calystegia pubescens

Calystegia pubescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Convolvuleae
Genus: Convolvulus
Species: Convolvulus japonicus

Name

Convolvulus japonicus Thunb., in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 200 (1784)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calystegia japonica (Thunb.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 94 (1865), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Calystegia sepium var. japonica (Thunb.) Makino, Index Pl. Jap. 2(2): 516 (1912)
  • Ipomoea japonica (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 245 (1819)
  • Volvulus japonicus (Thunb.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 130 (1930)
• Heterotypic
  • Calystegia chinensis Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 284 (1881), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Calystegia dahurica f. anestia (Fernald) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 32: 315 (1957)
  • Calystegia japonica Choisy in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 130 (1854)
  • Calystegia japonica var. albiflora Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 2 (1926)
  • Calystegia japonica f. albiflora (Makino) H.Hara, Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 160 (1949)
  • Calystegia japonica f. angustifolia (Nakai) Makino ex H.Hara, Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 160 (1949)
  • Calystegia japonica var. elongata Liou & Y.Ling, Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 1: 25 (1931)
  • Calystegia japonica var. integrifolia Liou & Y.Ling, Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 1: 24 (1931)
  • Calystegia japonica f. major (Makino) Makino ex H.Hara, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21: 162 (1907)
  • Calystegia japonica f. vulgaris H.Hara, Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 160 (1949)
  • Calystegia pubescens Lindl., J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 70 (1846)
  • Calystegia pubescens f. albiflora (Makino) Yonek., J. Jap. Bot. 80: 328 (2005)
  • Calystegia pubescens f. major (Makino) Yonek., J. Jap. Bot. 80: 328 (2005)
  • Calystegia sepium f. albiflora (Makino) T.Yamaz., Fl. Japan 3a: 199 (1993)
  • Calystegia sepium f. angustifolia Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 107 (1909)
  • Calystegia sepium f. major Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21: 162 (1907)
  • Calystegia subvolubilis var. albiflora Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Japan, Suppl.: 611 (1936)
  • Calystegia subvolubilis f. angustifolia (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Japan (Nippon-Shokubutsu-Sōran), ed. 2.: 972 (1931)
  • Calystegia subvolubilis f. major (Makino) Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Japan (Nippon-Shokubutsu-Sōran), ed. 2.: 972 (1931)
  • Convolvulus neopubescens Weakley, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 18: 21 (2024)
  • Convolvulus pellitus f. anestius Fernald, Rhodora 51: 73 (1949)
  • Convolvulus pubescens (Lindl.) Thell., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 52: 459 (1907 publ. 1908), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Convolvulus thellungianus S.C.Nepom. & Buril, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 209: 378 (2025), nom. illeg. superfl.
  • Volvulus japonicus var. pubescens (Lindl.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 130 (1930)
  • Volvulus pubescens (Lindl.) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 712 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia China (Beijing Shi, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Hubei, Jiangsu, ?Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Zhejiang), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), North Korea, South Korea, Russian Far East, Mongolia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Convolvulus japonicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Convolvulus japonicus. Accessed: 02 May 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Convolvulus japonicus. Published online. Accessed: May 02 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Convolvulus japonicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 May 2026. Reference page.
• Flora of China 2008. 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010 Feb 05 [1]. as Calystegia pubescens Lindley, J. Hort. Soc. London. 1: 70. (1846)

Vernacular names

• čeština: opletník břečťanovitý
• 日本語: 昼顔, ヒルガオ

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