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Ipomoea milnei Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina narrowly linear, 10–70 × 0·5–0·8 mm., more or less sessile and erect, obtuse at the apex, cuneate at the base, glabrous or more or less pubescent mainly on the central nerve.
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Sepals lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, narrowly and long acuminate, 8–10 mm. long, glabrous or more or less pubescent, the inner ones with hyaline edges.
Corolla funnel-shaped, with cylindric tube, pale mauve, deeper inside throat, rarely reported to be primrose yellow, up to 2–6 cm. long.
Flowers axillary, solitary, buds with apical hair tufts; peduncle 2–25 mm. long, pedicels 4–11 mm. long; bracts linear up to 8 mm. long.
Stems generally few branched, prostrate, very slender 10–120 cm. long, obscurely striate, radiating, more or less pubescent.
Seeds greyish, very shortly puberulous.
Capsule globose, glabrous.
Perennial herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Distribution

Ipomoea milnei world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000156873
COL ID 6N8F3
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Synonyms

Ipomoea milnei
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