Ipomoea carnea
fistulosa
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Odzi River, Hot Springs
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Svisvi River bridge, Gokwe District.
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Svisvi River bridge, Gokwe District.
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Svisvi River bridge, Gokwe District.
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Humani Ranch, by Save River
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea crassicaulis (Benth.) B.L. Rob. Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy |
| Common names: | Morning glory-bush (English) |
| Description: | Robust shrub-like perennial up to 3 m. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, pubescent particularly beneath. Flowers in clusters at the ends of branches, pale to deep pink, darker in the corolla throat. Fruit a glabrous dehiscent capsule, brown. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | carnea: flesh-coloured; fistulosa: hollow like a pipe but closed at both ends |
| Flowering time: | Some throughout the year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native from Florida to Argentina. |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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. Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022). Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 135. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 88. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 49. |
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Flora of the DRC: Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
Flora of Rwanda: Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
Flora of Zambia: Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
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BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ipomoea carnea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ipomoea carnea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea carnea
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