Ipomoea alba L.
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Greystone Park NR
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Greystone Park NR
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Greystone Park Nature Reserve
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Fifth Street Extension, opposite the entrance to the National Botanic Gardens entrance
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Fifth Street Extension, opposite the entrance to the National Botanic Gardens entrance
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Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
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Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
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Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
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Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House Calonyction speciosum Choisy Convolvulus aculeatus L. Ipomoea bona-nox L.
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Common names:
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Moon flower (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Annual or perennial climber. Stems with milky sap, sparsely prickly. Leaves broadly ovate to heart-shaped, often more or less 3-lobed. Flowers large, white with lime-green bands, opening at night. Fruit a fleshy capsule, held in the thickened remains of the calyx. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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alba: white |
Habitat:
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In riverine forest |
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Flowering time: | Oct - Jun |
Worldwide distribution:
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Native of tropical America |
Mozambique distribution:
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MS,M |
Growth form(s):
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Climber.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Saturday 17 May 2008 |
Literature:
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Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 110 - 111. (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.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Ipomoea alba. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=147500, retrieved 29 May 2023
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