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Ipomoea fanshawei Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina rhomboid-lanceolate, 3–9 × 0·5–4 cm., acuminate or acute at the apex cuneate at the base, margin entire, sinuate or lobed, lobes linear or triangular, 3–20 × 1–2 mm., glabrous, thin, leathery, punctate, 6–8 palmatinervous, nerves prominent at the lower face; petiole 0·8–5·5 cm. long, canaliculate.
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Flowers axillary solitary; peduncle 3·7–5·5 cm. long; pedicels 0·5–1·2 cm. long slightly enlarged; bracts lanceolate, 5 mm. long.
Sepals lanceolate, 1·5–1·8 cm. long, accrescent in fruit, acuminate, mucronulate, membranaceous, glabrous, glutinous.
Corolla funnel-shaped, pale purple or pale mauve, 6 cm. long, glabrous.
Perennial glabrous herb from a woody tuberous rootstock.
Seeds ovoid, covered with shiny long fawn hairs.
Stems prostrate, slender, glutinous.
Capsule globose, coriaceous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Ipomoea fanshawei world distribution map, present in Botswana and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:268851-1
WFO ID wfo-0000156725
COL ID 3PW3G
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Synonyms

Ipomoea fanshawei
WorldFloraDB 2024