Ipomoea alba L.

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Ipomoea alba

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Greystone Park NR

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greystone Park Nature Reserve

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Mark Hyde
Fifth Street Extension, opposite the entrance to the National Botanic Gardens entrance

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Mark Hyde
Fifth Street Extension, opposite the entrance to the National Botanic Gardens entrance

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Mark Hyde
Goodrington Drive, near junction with Glencairn Drive, Sunnridge

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Synonyms: Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House
Calonyction speciosum Choisy
Convolvulus aculeatus L.
Ipomoea bona-nox L.
Common names: Moon flower (English)
Frequency:
Status: Introduced
Description:
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:
Derivation of specific name: alba: white
Habitat: In riverine forest
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Oct - Jun
Worldwide distribution: Native of tropical America
Mozambique distribution: MS,M
Growth form(s): Climber.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Content last updated: Saturday 17 May 2008
Literature:

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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Flora of Zimbabwe: Ipomoea alba
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ipomoea alba
African Plant Database: Ipomoea alba
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ipomoea alba
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ipomoea alba
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ipomoea alba
JSTOR Plant Science: Ipomoea alba
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea alba
Plants of the World Online: Ipomoea alba
Tropicos: Ipomoea alba
Wikipedia: Ipomoea alba


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Ipomoea alba.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=147500, retrieved 28 March 2024

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