Lepistemon owariensis
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Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea owariensis Beauv. Ipomoea repandula Baker Lepistemon africanum Oliv. Lepistemon lingnosum Dammer |
| Common names: | |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial climber with stems up to 3 m long, covered with long appressed yellowish-brown bristly hairs. Leaves broadly ovate-cordate, up to 15 cm long, entire, shallowly lobed or with triangular lobe-like teeth up to 1 × 2 cm, woolly hairy on both surfaces; petiole up to 12 cm long, bristly hairy. Inflorescences in dense many-flowered axillary clusters; pedicels up to 2 cm long. Calyx with long yellowish hairs. Corolla white, up to 1.8 cm long and up to 3 cm in diameter; tube urn-shaped, narrowing toward the top before spreading in to the limb. Fruit an ovoid-globose capsule, covered in long bristly hairs except for the upper part. |
| Type location: |
Nigeria |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Woodland and thickets, riverine forest, along edges of cultivation. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | Z,T,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 24 May 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. As Lepistemon sp. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 44 - 47. (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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 44. |
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