Convolvulaceae
St. Thomas lidpod
Operculina turpethum
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Operculina
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- تربد
- Bangla
- দুধকলমি
- Burmese
- ကြံဟင်း
- Catalan
- Turbit
- Chinese
- 盒果藤, 松筋藤, 盒果藤根皮, 紫翅藤, 红薯藤, 软筋藤
- English
- St. Thomas lidpod, Indian jalap turpeth
- Hindi
- निसोथ
- Italian
- Gialappa indiana
- Japanese
- フウセンアサガオ
- Malayalam
- ത്രികോൽപ്പക്കൊന്ന
- Persian
- تربد
- shn
- ၽၵ်းမုင်ႈၽိူၵ်ႇ
- Tamil
- சிவதை
- Telugu
- తెగడ
Synonyms
- Argyreia alata Montrouz.
- Argyreia alulata Miq.
- Convolvulus anceps L.
- Convolvulus gaudichaudii Choisy
- Convolvulus riedlei Choisy
- Convolvulus triqueter Vahl
- Convolvulus turpethum L.
- Ipomoea anceps (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea diplocalyx Baker
- Ipomoea triquetra (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R.Br.
- Ipomoea turpethum var. anceps (L.) Miq.
- Merremia triquetra (Vahl) Roberty
- Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle
- Merremia turpethum (L.) Bojer
- Operculina triquetra (Vahl) Hallier f.
- Operculina turpethum var. heterophylla Hallier f.
- Operculina turpethum var. humilior (Haines) K.K.Khanna
- Piptostegia pisonis Mart.
- Spiranthera turpethum (L.) Bojer
- Turpethum australe Raf.
- Turpethum indicum Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.