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Merremia kentrocaulos
pinnatifida
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Nr bridge over Sitagane River, by rd from Tuli to Hwali River bridge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr bridge over Sitagane River, by rd from Tuli to Hwali River bridge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr bridge over Sitagane River, by rd from Tuli to Hwali River bridge
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| Synonyms: |
Convolvulus kentrocaulos Steud. Ipomoea kentrocaulos C.B. Clarke |
| Common names: | Rough-stemmed morning-glory (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust twining perennial herb with stems up to 10 m long. Stems and petioles, hairless covered in small spine-like reddish-brown tubercles; older stems becoming woody. Leaves up to 13 cm in diameter, deeply palmately or pedately 7-9-lobed, lobes often pinnately lobed again, hairless. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered axillary clusters on a long peduncle, up to 8 cm. Corolla funnel-shaped, 6-8 cm in diameter, whitish to pale yellow with a dark purple centre. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | kentrocaulos: with spiny stems; pinnatifida: pinnately lobed, referring to secondary lobes on each primary lobe. |
| Habitat: | In hot and dry mopane-Acacia scrub or woodland, often on stony ground. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 1300 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - April |
| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. Also in India. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 15 May 2009 |
| Literature: |
Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 99, plate 134 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Merremia kentrocaulosAfrican Plant Database: Merremia kentrocaulos
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Merremia kentrocaulos
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Merremia kentrocaulos
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Merremia kentrocaulos
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Merremia kentrocaulos
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West African Plants database: Merremia kentrocaulos
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