Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

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Mana Pools

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mana Pools, by main road to camp

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Water spinach (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Annual or perennial herb, with long, semi-succulent, thick, prostrate or floating stems, often rooting at the nodes. Leaves variable, ovate, triangular, lanceolate or linear; base truncate, cordate, sagittate or hastate. petiole thick, hairless. Inflorescence 1-few-flowered. Corolla 4-10 cm long, funnel-shaped, purple, pink or white with a darker centre. Capsule spherical, hairless. Seeds pubescent.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	aquatica: aquatic; growing in water
Habitat:	In swampy or aquatic places
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Throughout the tropics
Botswana distribution:	N
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Literature:	Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Page 97. 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. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 54. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 49. 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 204.

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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea aquatica
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