On further checking, however, Flora of peninusular India says that Both subspecies are found in south India as per Merremia tridentata subsp. hastata <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2892&cat=7> (syn. of *Xenostegia tridentata *subsp. *angustifolia* (Jacq.) J. Lejoly & S. Lisowski <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/064ac2cb88ecca6d97d71d7bdabc0456>)
Merremia tridentata subsp. tridentata <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2893&cat=7> (syn. of Xenostegia tridentata subsp. *tridentata*) <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/20117770c72ea9f6ed0ff35b430ea3ac> Book at Merremia tridentata subsp. hastate <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2892&cat=7> says in note that subsp. *tridentata* also occurs in S. India but *has leaves and outer sepal obtuse- emarginate*. On Sun, 13 Oct 2019 at 16:10, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Catalogue of life > <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/dfa206ec73043c8d7b409833f6b73c5b> > gives three subspecies out of which two are found in India, as per below: > *Xenostegia tridentata* subsp. *angustifolia* (Jacq.) J. Lejoly & S. > Lisowski > <https://mail.google.com/col/details/species/id/064ac2cb88ecca6d97d71d7bdabc0456> > (Saudi > Arabia (Asir), South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, > Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Namibia, > Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Kenya, Uganda, > Tanzania, Zanzibar, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory > Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Central African Republic, > Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Chad, Sudan, South > Sudan, Sao Tome, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Ethiopia, Comores > (Mayotte, etc.), Madagascar, peninsular Malaysia, Indochina, trop. Asia, > *India, > Sri Lanka*, China, Hongkong, Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, > Philippines, Lesser Sunda Isl., Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia, Palau Isl. > (I) (Babeldaob (I))) > > *Xenostegia tridentata* subsp. *tridentata* > <https://mail.google.com/col/details/species/id/20117770c72ea9f6ed0ff35b430ea3ac> > (China > (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Cambodia,* India (Bengal), > Bangladesh*, Indonesia, Laos, *Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay, Taninthayi, > Yangon), *New Guinea, Singapore, *Sri Lanka*, Thailand, Vietnam, > Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland), Puerto Rico > (I), peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Natuna Isl., Anambas Isl.), Sumatra > (Bangka Isl.), Sulawesi, Moluccas (Aru Isl.), Lakshadweep Isl. > (Laccadives), Christmas Isl. (Australia)) > > *Xenostegia tridentata* var. *pubescens* Rendle > <https://mail.google.com/col/details/species/id/952fd76b2417b58815c9f9c19b83a632> > (Caprivi > Strip, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania) > > I could not find the difference on net among two subspecies found in India. > > Based on the distribution, our observations at Xenostegia tridentata > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/convolvulaceae/xenostegia/merremia-tridentata> > may > be of *Xenostegia tridentata* subsp. *angustifolia* (Jacq.) J. Lejoly & > S. Lisowski > <https://mail.google.com/col/details/species/id/064ac2cb88ecca6d97d71d7bdabc0456> > > I will correct our page, after getting feedback in this regard, if any. > Can anybody give the distinction between the two subspecies ? > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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