Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
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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. |
| Type location: |
Kenya |
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| Habitat: | In disturbed ground |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. |
| FZ divisions: | C |
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| Endemic status: | |
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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. 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 102 - 104. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 86. |
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Flora of Malawi: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Astripomoea hyoscyamoidesAfrican Plant Database: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
Plants of the World Online: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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Wikipedia: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides