Ipomoea microcalyx Schulze-menz

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Perennial herb with twining stems.. Leaf-blade cordate, about 7 cm. long, and 8 cm. wide, markedly acuminate at the apex, shaped like those of a Tilia but sometimes truncate at the base, glabrous but somewhat punctate below.. Flowers 3–4 in lax cymes; peduncle 1–6.5 cm. long; pedicels 1–2.5 cm. long.. Sepals lanceolate, 6 mm. long and 2 mm. wide, edges hyaline.. Corolla white, funnel-shaped, 8.5 cm. long.. Capsule not known.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

Ipomoea microcalyx world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Ipomoea microcalyx threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269320-1
WFO ID wfo-0001298759
COL ID 3PWJ4
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Synonyms

Ipomoea microcalyx