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Ipomoea alba
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR
Photo: Mark Hyde
Greystone Park Nature Reserve
Photo: Mark Hyde
Fifth Street Extension, opposite the entrance to the National Botanic Gardens entrance
Photo: Mark Hyde
Fifth Street Extension, opposite the entrance to the National Botanic Gardens entrance
Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
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| Synonyms: |
Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House Calonyction speciosum Choisy Convolvulus aculeatus L. Ipomoea bona-nox L. |
| Common names: | Moon flower (English) |
| Description: | Annual or perennial climber. Stems with milky sap, sparsely prickly. Leaves broadly ovate to heart-shaped, often more or less 3-lobed. Flowers large, white with lime-green bands, opening at night. Fruit a fleshy capsule, held in the thickened remains of the calyx. |
| Notes: | It was introduced as a garden ornamental and is known as an occasional naturalised escape. Images 1 through 3 are of a well-naturalised plant and is the first record for the Central division. |
| Derivation of specific name: | alba: white |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical America |
| Growth form(s): | Climber. |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Saturday 5 November 2016 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 110 - 111. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 36. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea alba
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Wikipedia: Ipomoea alba
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