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Ipomoea L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 159 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000019160.

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Statistics

StatusTotal%
◼︎ synonym 1,36558%
◼︎ accepted 62127%
◼︎ unplaced 34815%
Total2,334

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Synonyms of Ipomoea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Convolvulus pendulus Silva Manso – wfo-0001040580
Acmostemon Pilg. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin–Dahlem 13: 106. 1936. (15 Mar 1936) wfo-4000000317
Amphione Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 79 (1838) wfo-4000001728
Apopleumon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 72 (1838) wfo-4000002740
Batatas Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 434 (1833 publ. 1834) wfo-4000004202
Bombycospermum – – wfo-4000004946
Bonanox Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 77 (1836) wfo-4000004958
Calboa Cav. Icon. 5: 51. 1799. wfo-4000005981
Calonyction Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 441 (1833 publ. 1834) wfo-4000006163
Calycanthemum Klotzsch Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot.): 243. 1862. wfo-4000006231
Cleiemera Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 77 (1838) wfo-4000008533
Clitocyamos St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 128 (1880) wfo-4000008643
Coiladena Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 12 (1837) wfo-4000008861
Convolvuloides Moench Methodus : 451 (1794) wfo-4000009201
Diatrema Raf. Herb. Raf. : 80 (1833) wfo-4000011356
Dimerodiscus Gagnep. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 25 (1950) wfo-4000011756
Doxema Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 75. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000012487
Elythrostamna Bojer Rapp. Annuel Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. île Maurice 1: 31 (1836) wfo-4000013276
Exallosis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 83 (1838) wfo-4000014431
Exocroa Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 80 (1838) wfo-4000014461
Exogonium Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 443 (1833 publ. 1834) wfo-4000014467
Fraxima Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 83 (1838) wfo-4000015024
Gynoisa Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1838) wfo-4000016584
Kolofonia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 73 (1838) wfo-4000020153
Latrienda Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 81 (1838) wfo-4000020733
Leptocallis G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 260 (1837) wfo-4000021222
Macrostemma Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 185. 1805. wfo-4000022781
Melascus Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 80 (1838) wfo-4000023615
Milhania Neck. Elem. Bot. 3: 24 (1790) wfo-4000024292
Mina Cerv. Nov. Veg. Descr. 1: 3. 1824. wfo-4000024339
Modesta Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1838) wfo-4000024523
Morenoa La Llave Nov. Veg. Descr. 1: 5 (1824) wfo-4000024839
Navipomoea (Roberty) Roberty Boissiera 10: 147 (1964) wfo-4000025406
Neorthosis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 125 (1838) wfo-4000025829
Ornithosperma Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 149 (1817) wfo-4000027199
Parasitipomoea Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 33. 1916. wfo-4000028157
Pentacrostigma K.Afzel. Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 23: 181. 1929. wfo-4000028567
Pharbitis Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 438 (1833 publ. 1834) wfo-4000029124
Plesiagopus Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 78 (1838) wfo-4000030283
Quamoclit Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000032356
Quamoclita Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 74 (1838) wfo-4000032358
Saccia Naudin Rev. Hort. (Paris) 61: 35 (1889) wfo-4000033731
Stomadena Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 12 (1837) wfo-4000036774
Tereietra Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 124 (1838) wfo-4000037793
Tirtalia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 71 (1838) wfo-4000038474
Tremasperma Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 124 (1838) wfo-4000038812
Turbina Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 81 (1838) wfo-4000039592
Cleiostoma Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 80 (1838) wfo-4000043487
Decaloba Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 76 (1838) wfo-4000043629
Diatremis Raf. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 271 (1821) wfo-4000043630
Lariospermum Raf. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 271 (1821) wfo-4000043632
Nil Medik. Staatswirthschaftl. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. Heidelberg 1: 210 (1791) wfo-4000043636

Species in Ipomoea ( showing species 1 to 15 of 621)

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Ipomoea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea acehensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea acuminata var. burckii Boerl. Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 511. 1899 wfo-1200017661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea adpressa (Choisy) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 24). 2019 wfo-1000032605
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea aequatoriensis T.Wells & P.Muñoz New Phytol. 234: 1189. 2022 [22 Jan 2022] [epublished] wfo-1000047141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea aequitans Jones – — wfo-0001251266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea agrestis Hochst. ex Engl. Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 345, in syn. 1892 wfo-0000156552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea akoensis (S.Z.Yang, P.H.Chen & Staples) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 24). 2019 wfo-1000032606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea alpina subsp. argyrophylla Duvigneaud & Dewit. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 96: 138. 1963 (1963) wfo-1200013148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea alpina subsp. hirsutula Duvigneaud & Dewit. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 96: 141. 1963 (1963) wfo-1200013114
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea alpina subsp. hockii (De Wild.) Duvigneaud & Dewit. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 96: 140. 1963 (1963) wfo-1200013214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea alpina subsp. longissima Duvigneaud & Dewit. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 96: 138. 1963 (1963) wfo-1200013123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea amambayensis Hassl. Addenda Pl. Hassl. 18, nomen. 1917 wfo-0000156554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea amnicola subsp. amnicola – Unknown Publ. wfo-1200012243
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea amnicola subsp. chiliantha (Hallier f.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland PhytoKeys 143: 609. 2020 wfo-1200007590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea amparoana Pilg. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 125 (1921) wfo-0001241083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea ankylophlebeia (Traiperm & Staples) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea apodiensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland PhytoKeys 143: 666. 2020 wfo-1000023265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea apoensis (Elmer) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032608
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea arachnoidea Bojer Hortus Maurit. 228. 1837 wfo-0001251617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea argentea var. hypoleuca (Taub.) Hallier f. Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 16(3): 19. 1899 wfo-1200017611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea argenteosericea J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea argyreioides var. elongata Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 358. 1845 wfo-1200017534
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea argyrophylla var. brevisepala Rendle Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 195. 1905 wfo-1200017618
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea argyrophylla var. glabrescens Hallier f. Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 107(1): 51. 1898 wfo-1200017706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea argyrophylla var. somalensis (Verdc.) Verdc. Kew Bull. 15: 18. 1961 wfo-1200017634
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea asclepiadea Choisy ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 815. 1840 wfo-0000156561
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea aurita Hassl. Addenda Pl. Hassl. 18, nomen. 1917 wfo-0001296882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea australis (O'Donell) J.R.I.Wood & P.Muñoz PhytoKeys 143: 414. 2020 wfo-1000023266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea austroindica J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea azurea Hort. ex Vilmorins Blumeng., ed. 3 Sieb. & Voss, i. 710 (1895), in syn. wfo-0000156572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea baccata J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 30). 2019 wfo-1000032611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea baccata var. minor (C.B.Clarke) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 30). 2019 wfo-1200008920
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea baccifera Russ. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 815. 1840 wfo-0000156574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bahiensis var. uniflora (Choisy) Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 269. 1869 wfo-1200017511
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea barbatisepala var. angustata (Brandegee) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland PhytoKeys 143: 477. 2020 wfo-1200007591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea barnesii (Merr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032612
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea barnesii var. urdanetensis (Elmer) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1200008921
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea baronii (Deroin) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032613
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea barteri var. stenophylla Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 543. 1898 wfo-1200017683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea barteri var. subsericea Hallier f. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 96. 1898 wfo-1200017546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bartletti Standl. – — wfo-0001296885
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea batatas var. caespitosa Makino ex H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 165. 1948 wfo-1200017459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea batatas var. cannabina Hallier f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 37. 1899 wfo-1200017598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea batatas var. indivisa Griseb. ex Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 282. 1869 wfo-1200017542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea batatas var. subscandens Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 442. 1891 wfo-1200017528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bernouilliana Peter – wfo-0001349351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bifrons (Ooststr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032614
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea binectarifera (Wall.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 33). 2019 wfo-1000032615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea binectarifera var. borneensis (Ooststr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 33). 2019 wfo-1200008922
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea binectarifera var. eymae (Ooststr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 33). 2019 wfo-1200008923
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea binectarifera var. glabra (T.N.Nguyen) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 33). 2019 wfo-1200008924
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea binectarifera var. taynguyenensis (T.N.Nguyen) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 33). 2019 wfo-1200008925
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea binectarifera var. trichocarpa (Gagnep.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 33). 2019 wfo-1200008926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bisperma Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 78 (1923) wfo-0000155083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea blepharophylla var. cordata Rendle J. Bot. 34: 37. 1896 wfo-1200017699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea blinkworthii J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 33). 2019 wfo-1000032616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea boholensis (Merr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bolusiana var. abbreviata Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 54. 1899 wfo-1200017456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bolusiana var. elongata Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 54. 1899 wfo-1200017687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bonanox var. grandiflora C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 4: 197. 1883 wfo-1200017461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea borneoensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032618
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea brasiliana var. subincana (Choisy) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland PhytoKeys 143: 254. 2020 wfo-1200007592
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea brevifolia G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq. 100 1818 — wfo-0001251947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea breviscapa (Kerr) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032619
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bronsonii J.N.Gerard Gard. & Forest 5: 345 (1892) wfo-0001040571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea brousoni J.N.Gerard Gard. & Forest v. (1892) 345. wfo-0000156598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea browniana F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 4: 618. 1835 (1835) wfo-1000037296
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea brownii Roem. & Schult. Systema Vegetabilium 1827 wfo-0000155077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea buchananii Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 474 (1833 publ. 1834) wfo-0000156602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea buchananii var. woodii (N.E.Br.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 34). 2019 wfo-1200008927
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea buchneri var. latifolia Hallier f. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 100. 1898 wfo-1200017614
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea buchneri var. tomentosa Hallier f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 152. 1893 wfo-1200017554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea bunnemeyeri J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 29). 2019 wfo-1000032620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea burmannica J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 29). 2019 wfo-1000032621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea burridgei Hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 710, in syn. 1895 wfo-0000156607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea caerulea Roxb. Bot. Reg. 4: t. 276. 1818 [1 Apr 1818] wfo-0001040572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea caesia Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. , Nachtr. 2: 140 (1826) wfo-0000156609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea caespitosa Hallier f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16(4-5): 552. 1893 [27 Jun 1893] wfo-0000156610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea caespitosa Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 443. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0000156611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea cairica var. hederacea Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 546. 1898 wfo-1200017617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea calcicola J.R.I.Wood & Scotland PhytoKeys 143: 453. 2020 wfo-1000023267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea calycosa Choisy – — wfo-0001296892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea campanulata var. illustris C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 4: 211. 1883 wfo-1200017609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea candida J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 25). 2019 wfo-1000032622
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea capitiformis (Poir.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (Choisy) D.F.Austin Fl. Venez. 8(3): 153. 1982 wfo-0001367213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea carrii J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea cathartica var. angustiloba Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 225. 1869 wfo-1200017696
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea celebica (Ooststr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea cephalantha Dammer Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 39. 1897 (1897) wfo-0000155086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea cheliensis (C.Y.Wu) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032626
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea chengyiwuensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 27). 2019 wfo-1000032627
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea chenopodiifolia subsp. bellator J.R.I.Wood & Scotland PhytoKeys 143: 494. 2020 wfo-1200007593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea chenopodiifolia subsp. signata (House) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland PhytoKeys 143: 494. 2020 wfo-1200007594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea chiangmaiensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 31). 2019 wfo-1000032628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea chrysotrichoides Hassl. Addenda Pl. Hassl. 18, nomen. 1917 wfo-0001296904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea cinerea (Ooststr.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032629
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea cipo-colla Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57(Mém. 3e): 484. 1910 wfo-0000155088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea classeniana C.Huber Cat. Gén. 1870-1871: 7 (1870) wfo-0001297538
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ipomoea coacta (C.B.Clarke) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 26). 2019 wfo-1000032630