Ipomoea quamoclit
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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5, Wilmar Drive, Chisipite, Harare
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5, Wilmar Drive, Chisipite, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Quamoclit pennata (Desr.) Bojer |
| Common names: | Cardinal climber (English) Cypress vine (English) |
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| Status: | Introduced and naturalized |
| Description: |
Twining glabrous annual herb. Pseudostipules present. Leaves deeply pinnatifid with 8-15 pairs of narrowly linear segments. Lamina ovate to elliptic in outline. Inflorescence of 1-5 flowered axillary cymes. Pedicels swollen towards the apex. Sepals oblong-elliptic with a short mucro. Corolla red, salver-shaped; tube 2-3 cm; limb c. 2 cm in diameter; stamens exserted. Capsules ovoid, beaked, glabrous. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | quamoclit: |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mexico to Central America. Introduced and sometimes naturalised elsewhere. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Austin, D.A. (2013). The Origin of Quamoclit (Ipomoea quamoclit), Convolvulaceae): A Review. Economic Botany 67(1) Pages 63 - 79. (Includes a picture). 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 Pages 173 - 174. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 89. Wood, J.R.I. et al. (2020). A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World. PhytoKeys 143 Page 559. |
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