Ipomoea blepharophylla
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Habit
Margin of grassland and degraded Kalahari scrubland
Mangango, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Margin of grassland and degraded Kalahari scrubland
Mangango, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Margin of grassland and degraded Kalahari scrubland
Mangango, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, growing from a woody rootstock. Stems several, prostrate, covered in short yellowish hairs. Leaves, up to 8 × 2.5 cm, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, rounded to subcordate at the base; margins and veins ciliate beneath. Flowers solitary, axillary. Corolla funnel-shaped, distinctly narrowed below, white to mauve with a darker purple centre. Capsule spherical, glabrous, tipped by the persistent style-base. |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | blepharophylla: with fringed leaves, referring to the ciliate margins. |
| Habitat: | On sandy soils in woodland and grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 750 - 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | West Africa to Sudan, Ethiopa and south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | B,N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N,E,Lk,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 13 May 2025 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 66 - 68. (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. Maquet, P. (1985). Convolvulaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 254. 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 214 - 216. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 87. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 43. |
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