Ipomoea coptica
coptica
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Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
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Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
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Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
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Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
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Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
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Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
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Lake Urema Floodplain Edge, Gorongosa National Park
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Lake Urema Floodplain Edge, Gorongosa National Park
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Along road 1 between rd 2 and rd 3, Gorongosa National Park.
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Along road 1 between rd 2 and rd 3, Gorongosa National Park.
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C49 South of Mudumu National Park
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Zambezi Private School area, 3 km from Katima Mulilo
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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road
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C49 South of Mudumu National Park
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Zambezi Private School area, 3 km from Katima Mulilo
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By Catapu Pan, Catapu, Mozambique
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By Catapu Pan, Catapu, Mozambique
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By Catapu Pan, Catapu, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea dissecta Willd. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender, prostrate or twining annual herb. Stems several, up to 1.6 m long, 4-angled. Leaves digitately 5-lobed, each lobed deeply dentate or pinnatifid. Inflorescences 1-3-flowered, axillary. Corolla funnel-shaped, c. 12 mm long, white or pink, sometimes with a darker throat. Capsule depressed-spherical, glabrous. |
| Type location: |
Orient |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | coptica: from Coptos, near Thebes, Egypt. |
| Habitat: | In mopane and dry deciduous woodland, grassland and in cultivated fields. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout Tropical Africa, South Africa, Tropical Asia and northern Australia. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 4 January 2007 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. As Ipomoea coptica Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 48. as I. coptica Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 108 - 109. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 367. (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. Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022). Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 139 - 142. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 43. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 49. as Ipomoea coptica |
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