Ipomoea blepharophylla
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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
Habit
Margin of grassland and degraded Kalahari scrubland
Mangango, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Margin of grassland and degraded Kalahari scrubland
Mangango, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Margin of grassland and degraded Kalahari scrubland
Mangango, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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. |
| Type location: |
Sudan |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | blepharophylla: with fringed leaves, referring to the ciliate margins. |
| Habitat: | On sandy soils in woodland and grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 750 - 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | West Africa to Sudan, Ethiopa and south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | T |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 17 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
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. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 87. |
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