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Frequency: | Rare |
Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Annual or short-lived perennial. Stems up to 2 m tall, often branching above. Leaves: petiole c. 1 cm; lamina elliptic or elliptic-oblanceolate, 2-7 × 1.5-3 cm, densely grey-tomentose with stellate hairs. Flowers in relatively lax, several-flowered, umbel-like cymes or heads. Corolla whitish with a mauve centre, over 2 cm long. Capsule spherical, yellowish. |
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Habitat: | In disturbed ground |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 54 - 55. |
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