Bonamia spectabilis (Choisy) Hallier f.

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Bonamia spectabilis

Picture: Jonathan Francis
Mutendele Bush Camp, Kafue National Park

Bonamia spectabilis

Picture: Jonathan Francis
Mutendele Bush Camp, Kafue National Park

Bonamia spectabilis

Picture: Jonathan Francis
Mutendele Bush Camp, Kafue National Park

Bonamia spectabilis

Picture: Jonathan Francis
Mutendele Bush Camp, Kafue National Park

Bonamia spectabilis

Habit
Degraded Itigi thicket cleared for agriculture
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman

Bonamia spectabilis

Flowers
Degraded Itigi thicket cleared for agriculture
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman

Bonamia spectabilis

Flowers
Degraded Itigi thicket cleared for agriculture
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman

Bonamia spectabilis

Flowers
Degraded Itigi thicket cleared for agriculture
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Synonyms: Bonamia minor Hallier f. var. argentea R.E. Fr.
Breweria spectabilis Choisy
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Climbing shrub. Stems appressed-pubescent. Leaves: petiole up to 2.5 cm long, lamina elliptic, less than 8.5 cm long. Flowers in 1-3-flowered cymes, borne at the ends of the branches. Sepals silky-pubescent. Corolla up to 2.3 cm long, bright blue, funnel-shaped. Stigmas ellipsoid.
Type location:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: spectabilis: noteworthy, spectacular.
Habitat: Deciduous woodland and thicket, Kalahari Sand and roadsides.
Altitude range: 825 - 1200 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: DRC south to Zimbabwe, and Madagascar.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,N,W,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N,C,Lk,W
Growth form(s): Climber, shrub under 2 m.
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Tuesday 25 July 2023
Literature:

Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 20 - 21. (Includes a picture).

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.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Bonamia spectabilis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=147230, retrieved 28 March 2024

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