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Synonyms: |
Ipomoea aspericaulis Baker Ipomoea hystrix Hall. f. Ipomoea inamoena Pilger Ipomoea multinervia Verdc. Ipomoea semisecta Merxm. Ipomoea welwitschii Vatke ex Hall. f. var. latifolia Britten |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb, growing from a woody or tuberous rootstock. Stems up to 50 cm, stiff, suberect or prostrate. Leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate hairless; margins usually entire, sometimes incised, set with small bristles; reticulate venation conspicuous. Inflorescences axillary, 1-3-flowered, sometimes flowering profusely when almost leafless. Corolla funnel-shaped, 5-9.5 cm long, rose-pink or white with or without a dark pink or mauve centre. The rim of the corolla shows distinct mucronate points. Capsule spherical, hairless, leathery. |
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Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
Habitat: | On sandy soils in woodland and grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 350 - 1680 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Angola. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 4 April 2015 |
Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 95 - 96. 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 44. 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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