Ipomoea simplex Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Glabrous perennial with obovoid to fusiform tuberous rootstock, 40-100 mm long. Stems erect, woody, gnarled and rough, usually partly underground (up to 90 mm), above ground up to ±100 mm long, angular and furrowed. Leaves usually close together, linear to lanceolate, 30-100 mm long, apex acute or acuminate, base long-tapering or rounded, mostly subsessile, entire or with a few pinnate lobes up to 15 mm long. Flowers solitary, axillary; peduncles and pedicels short; bracteoles almost linear. Sepals subequal, oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 9-15 mm long. Corolla funnel-shaped, white, 20-35 mm long, 20-25 mm wide, shallowly lobed. Capsule subglobose, glabrous, 7-9 mm in diameter. Seeds 4-5 mm long, dark brown, tomentose.
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Glabrous perennial with tuberous rootstock, 40-100 mm long. Stems erect, woody, up to 90 mm underground, above ground up to 100 mm long. Leaves dense, linear to lanceolate, 30-100 mm long, subsessile, mostly entire. Flowers solitary, axillary; peduncles and pedicels short; bracteoles linear. Sepals subequal, lanceolate, 9-15 mm long. Corolla funnel-shaped, white, 20-35 mm long. Flowering time Sept.-Apr. Fruit a subglobose, glabrous capsule, 7-9 mm wide. Seeds 4-5 mm long, dark brown, tomentose.
An erect, smooth herb. It keeps growing from year to year from a tuberous rootstock. The stems are woody. The leaves are simple and alternate. The leaves are narrow to sword shaped. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are trumpet shaped and white and 20-35 mm long. They have shallow lobes. The fruit is a round or oval capsule. The seeds are dark brown and slightly hairy.
Perennial herb, up to 100 mm high. Stems erect. Leaves subsessile; blade linear to narrowly ovate, 30-100 mm long, apex long-tapering, margin entire or with a few teeth or lobes. Flowers: solitary, axillary; calyx lobes narrowly ovate to narrowly ovate-oblong, acute; corolla 20-35 mm long, white; Oct.-Dec. Fruit a subglobose, glabrous capsule, 7-9 mm in diameter; seeds tomentose.
Erect perennial herb, up to 100 mm tall. Leaves linear to lanceolate, entire or with few pinnately arranged teeth or lobes, acuminate or acute at apex; long-tapering and almost sessile or sometimes rounded with distinct petiole. Sepals lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute. Corolla 20-35 mm long. Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible roots
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Images

Ipomoea simplex unspecified picture

Distribution

Ipomoea simplex world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269814-1
WFO ID wfo-0001297778
COL ID 3PX27
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Synonyms

Convolvulus simplex Convolvulus plantagineus Convolvulus burmanni Ipomoea simplex Ipomoea plantaginea