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Ipomoea humidicola Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Leaf lamina lanceolate, 2–12 × 0.4–1·7 cm., entire, acute at the apex, hastate, sagittate, truncate or rotundate, glabrous; petiole 0·2–3 cm. long, slender, glabrous.
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Sepals unequal, ovate, 3·5–5 mm. × 2–5 mm., glabrous accrescent; inner ones wider, with hyaline membranous edge; outer ones verrucose-echinate.
Flowers axillary, solitary or geminate; bracts lanceolate, 2·5 mm. long, glabrous; pedicels 0·8–4 cm., long, slender, glabrous.
Stems several, erect or decumbent, from a woody rootstock, rooting at the nodes, slender, glabrous.
Seeds trigonous, black, densely griseo-pubescent.
Corolla funnel-shaped, yellow, 8 mm. long.
Capsule globose, glabrous.
Annual herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Ipomoea humidicola world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269060-1
WFO ID wfo-0000156784
COL ID 3PW9H
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Synonyms

Ipomoea humidicola
WorldFloraDB 2024