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Ipomoea rubens
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Island 2, Katombora, Zambezi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Island 2, Katombora, Zambezi
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea lilacina Blume |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial twining climber, up to 4 m long. All parts densely short-pilose. Leaves broadly ovate to circular, rarely 3-lobed. Inflorescences 1-few-flowered. Corolla funnel-shaped, mauve to purple with a darker centre. Capsule spherical, glabrous. |
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| Habitat: | In swamps and marshy bush near rivers. |
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| Botswana distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 116 - 117. (Includes a picture). Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Page 116. 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 55. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 50. 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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