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Synonyms: |
Convolvulus pterygocaulos Steud. Ipomoea petersiana Klotzsch Ipomoea pterygocaulos Choisy |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial often somewhat shrubby climber. Stems twining, 4-winged or 4-angled on smaller branches, almost hairless. Leaves up to 8 × 10 cm, cordate at the base, palmately 3-7-lobed to the middle of the lamina or more; lobes elliptic, ovate or oblong, more or less mucronate at the apices; petiole up to 8.5 cm long, more or less widely winged. Flowers in few-flowered inflorescences or rarely solitary; peduncle up to 12 cm long, winged; pedicels up to 3 cm long. Sepals ovate-oblong, up to 10 mm long, obtuse at the apex, becoming broadly ovate to circular and spreading in fruit. Corolla broadly funnel-shaped, c. 3.5 cm long, pale yellow, cream or white with a red or purple throat. Capsule ovoid-conical, flattened-depressed at the apex, crowned with the persistent style-base, hairless, brown. |
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Habitat: | Forest, mixed woodland, grassland and along roadsides, often on sandy and alluvial soils. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 430 - 1830 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and Madagascar. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 8 March 2012 |
Literature: |
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 49. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 42 - 43. 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 37. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 32. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 51. |
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