Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Cobaea scandens
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| Common names: | Cup-and-saucer vine (English) Mexican ivy (English) |
| Description: | Glabrous climber to 8 m, but commonly cultivated as an annual. Leaves with 4-6 elliptic or oblong leaflets. Flowers borne on long (to 25 cm) peduncles. Calyx large, foliaceous. Corolla c. 5 cm long, pale violet or greenish-purple (or white in cv. 'Alba'). |
| Notes: | Included as a naturalised plant on the basis of one undated record from the Vumba by E.A. Edwards. |
| Derivation of specific name: | scandens: climbing |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mexico |
| Growth form(s): | Climber. |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Friday 20 August 2010 |
| Literature: |
Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 235. |
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