Ipomoea shupangensis Baker

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Slopes of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park

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Catapu Timber Concession, Sofala

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Synonyms:	Ipomoea nuda Baker
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Status:	Native
Description:	Robust climber or liane with stems up to 6m long. Leaves ovate or triangular, up to 13.5 cm long, cordate at the base with a broad or narrow sinus, dark glossy green; margin entire; petiole slender, up to 8 cm long. Flowers in lax few to many-flowered axillary inflorescences, rarely solitary; peduncle 2-11 cm long; pedicels and secondary peduncles up to 3 cm long. Sepals ovate-elliptic, 1.3-1.7 cm long. Corolla pure white, lilac or pinkish with a darker centre, with a more or less cylindrical tube 5-8 cm long. Capsule globose, leathery, hairless, tipped by the persistent style.
Type location:	Mozambique
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Derivation of specific name:	shupangensis of Shupanga on the Zambezi in Mozambique, where the type was collected.
Habitat:	In woodland, evergreen thickets on river banks and along roadsides, often on sandy soils.
Altitude range: (metres)	100 - 1040 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
FZ divisions:	N,MS,GI
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Images last updated:	Tuesday 13 June 2017
Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 48. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 271. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 114 - 115. (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 37. 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 198 - 201. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 89. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 43.

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