Ipomoea blepharophylla Hallier f.
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Road from Penhalonga to Small Bridge Dam
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Road from Penhalonga to Small Bridge Dam
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Road from Penhalonga to Small Bridge Dam
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb, growing from a woody rootstock. Stems several, prostrate, covered in short yellowish hairs. Leaves, up to 8 × 2.5 cm, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, rounded to subcordate at the base; margins and veins ciliate beneath. Flowers solitary, axillary. Corolla funnel-shaped, distinctly narrowed below, white to mauve with a darker purple centre. Capsule spherical, glabrous, tipped by the persistent style-base. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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blepharophylla: with fringed leaves, referring to the ciliate margins. |
Habitat:
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On sandy soils in woodland and grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
750 - 1650 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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West Africa to Sudan, Ethiopa and south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,E,S |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Monday 8 February 2016 |
Literature:
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Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 66 - 68. (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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Ipomoea blepharophylla. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=147560, retrieved 3 December 2024
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