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Ipomoea pes-tigridis
pes-tigridis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Tiger-foot morning glory (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Prostrate or trailing annual or sometimes perennial. Stems up to 3 m, covered in long, yellowish bristly hairs. Leaves palmately-pedately 7-9-lobed, cordate at the base, thinly hairy on both surfaces. Flowers in few-flowered heads on long (up to 15 cm) peduncles. Corolla funnel-shaped, white, pink or purple with a darker throat. Capsule ovoid, glabrous. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pes-tigridis: a tiger's foot, referring to the shape of the hairy leaves. |
| Habitat: | In savanna scrub, grassland, cultivated ground and forest margins. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1050 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | West and East Africa to South Africa, Mascarene Islands, Tropical Asia and Malaysia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,E,S |
| Growth form: | AP |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 4 January 2007 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae FZ 8(1) Pages 81 - 83. (Includes a picture). Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 55. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Ipomoea pes-tigridisAfrican Plant Database: Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ipomoea pes-tigridis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ipomoea pes-tigridis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ipomoea pes-tigridis
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ipomoea pes-tigridis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ipomoea pes-tigridis
JSTOR Plant Science: Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Tropicos: Ipomoea pes-tigridis
West African Plants database: Ipomoea pes-tigridis
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