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Synonyms: |
Boussingaultia baselloides Kunth Boussingaultia cordifolia Ten. |
Common names: | Madeira vine (English) Mignonette vine (English) |
Description: | Twining herb with underground tubers. Stems long, much-branched, producing numerous air tubers (bulbils) in the leaf axils. Leaves thick, fleshy, ovate to lanceolate; base cordate. Racemes to 30 cm long with numerous pedicellate flowers. Perianth segments 2.5-3 mm, white, subtended by 2 bracteoles. Fruits apparently never produced, reproduction taking place vegetatively via the bulbils. |
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Derivation of specific name: | cordifolia: with cordate (heart-shaped) leaves |
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Worldwide distribution: | Paraguay to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. |
Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 23. Press, J.R. & Short, M.J. (eds) (1994). Flora of Madeira. HMSO, London Page 83. Walters, S.M. et al. (eds) (1989). The European Garden Flora. Vol. III. Dicotyledons (Part I). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Page 176. |
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