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Ipomoea richardsiae Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Leaf lamina very variable in shape and size, linear oblong, linear-lanceolate, up to largely lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 3–12·5 × 0·3–3 cm., largely acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, greyish-pubescent, more so beneath; petiole 1–3 mm. long.
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Inflorescences numerous, axillary, 1–4-flowered; peduncle 0–1·6 cm. long, greyish-pubescent; pedicels 4–9 mm. long; bracts 1·5–5·5 mm. long, subobtuse at the apex, mucronulate; outer ones greyish-pubescent, inner ones with hyaline margin.
Corolla tubular-funnel-shaped, white tinged with mauve, 2·8–3·7 cm. long; tube cylindric; limb infundibuliform.
Stems erect, slender, up to 45 cm. long, with several erect shoots tufted, somewhat zigzag at the apex.
Perennial herb with a woody vertical rootstock.
Capsule globose, glabrous.
Seeds minutely pubescent.
Life form perennial
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Distribution

Ipomoea richardsiae world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269673-1
WFO ID wfo-0000156969
COL ID 3PWVK
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Synonyms

Ipomoea richardsiae
WorldFloraDB 2024