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Merremia tridentata
angustifolia
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Photo: Orty Bourquin
Modisa Wildlife Project,Grassland Game Farm, Ghanzi district.
Photo: Orty Bourquin
Modisa Wildlife Project,Grassland Game Farm, Ghanzi district.
Photo: Orty Bourquin
Modisa Wildlife Project,Grassland Game Farm, Ghanzi district.
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea angustifolia Jacq. Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Lejoly & Lisowski |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with annual prostrate or twining stems up to 2 m. The leaves are linear to narrowly lanceolate with small toothed lobes at the base. The flowers are 15-20 mm in diameter, lemon yellow, sometimes with some red in the centre. They grow singly from the leaf axils. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | - tridentata: with three teeth; - angustifolia; with narrow leaves. |
| Habitat: | A species of open woodland, grassland, roadsides, disturbed and cultivated land. |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and southern Africa, tropical Asia and Australia |
| Botswana distribution: | N,SW,SE |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 173. As Merremia tridentata angustifolia angustifolia (Includes a picture). Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 114 - 115. as Merremia tridentata (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 59. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 35 - 36. Still divided into two varieties: angustifolia and pubescens Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 235. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 159. (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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 51. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. As Merremia tridentata Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 205. As Merremia tridentata angustifolia |
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