Kalmar "argyreia" suna ne da ke nufin jinsin tsire-tsire masu tsayi a cikin iyali Convolvulaceae, 'yan asalin Asiya da Afirka. An san tsire-tsire da manyan furanni masu ban sha'awa kuma ana kiran su "Morning Glory" ko "Elephant Creeper". Sunan “argyreia” ya fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci “argyros”, wanda ke nufin “azurfa”, dangane da gashin gashi masu launin azurfa da ke kan ganye ko tsaba na wasu nau’in jinsin halittu.