Ipomoea hochstetteri
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Habit
Degraded munga woodland
Mazabuka District
May 2026
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Degraded munga woodland
Mazabuka District
May 2026
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves
Degraded munga woodland
Mazabuka District
May 2026
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded munga woodland
Mazabuka District
May 2026
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded munga woodland
Mazabuka District
May 2026
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea kwebensis N.E.Br. Ipomoea quinquefolia Hochst. ex Hallier f. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual glabrous herb with stems twining or prostrate, several metres long, with long internodes, smooth or finely striate, occasionally somewhat muriculate. Leaf lamina circular in outline, palmately divided to the base into 5 lobes, up to 13 × 12 cm lobes elliptic, acute at both ends. Inflorescences cymosely 1–6-flowered. Sepals ovate, 5–7 mm long. Corolla funnel-shaped, white or mauve, 1.9–2.4 cm long, the limb lobed and crinkly. Seeds depressed-ovoid, dark brown, grooved on the outer face, densely silvery-grey tomentose and usually with long soft cottony hairs on the margins. |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | hochstetteri: after German botanist Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787-1860) who catalogued and described material mostly from Tanzania. |
| Habitat: | Swampy ground on grass plains, roadsides, waste land and as a weed in maize fields |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1050 - 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From East Africa to southern Africa as well as Saudi Arabia and India. |
| FZ divisions: | C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | Annual. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 4 August 2026 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 121 - 122. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 105 - 107. 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 50. |
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