Stictocardia beraviensis
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Moth Landing Site, Lake Chivero
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Moth Landing Site, Lake Chivero
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Moth Landing Site, Lake Chivero
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Moth Landing Site, Lake Chivero
Photo: Bart Wursten
Moth Landing Site, Lake Chivero
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| Synonyms: |
Argyreia bagshawei Rendle Ipomoea beraviensis Vatke |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Woody climber, ascending to many metres high in trees. Leaves: petiole up to 17 cm; lamina large, up to 16 × 14 cm, broadly ovate; apex mucronate; base truncate or cordate, grey beneath. Peduncle short, up to 1 cm long. Sepals elliptic to subcircular. Corolla 4-4.5 cm long, bright crimson with base of tube orange-yellow. Capsule spherical, up to 2 cm in diameter. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | beraviensis: after Beravi in Madagascar |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Ethiopia to West Africa and Madagascar. |
| FZ divisions: | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Page 49. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 89. |
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