Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
By Teviotdale Road, Borrowdale Common, Harare
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Annual or short-lived perennial. Stems up to 2 m tall, often branching above. Leaves: petiole c. 1 cm; lamina elliptic or elliptic-oblanceolate, 2-7 × 1.5-3 cm, densely grey-tomentose with stellate hairs. Flowers in relatively lax, several-flowered, umbel-like cymes or heads. Corolla whitish with a mauve centre, over 2 cm long. Capsule spherical, yellowish. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. |
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Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 54 - 55. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Astripomoea hyoscyamoidesAfrican Plant Database: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Astripomoea hyoscyamoides
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