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Ipomoea verrucisepala Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Leaf lamina ovate or ovate triangular, 2·5–13 × 1·1–8·5 cm., acuminate, mucronulate at the apex, cordate at the base, sparsely appressed pubescent to glabrescent on both surfaces; petiole 0·6–3 cm. long, slender, pubescent to glabrescent.
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Flowers axillary, solitary or geminate; peduncle 0·4–2·5 cm. long, slender, pubescent or glabrescent; pedicels 1·8–3·5 cm. long, thicker than peduncles, glandulous-muriculate; bracts linear, 2–3 mm. long.
Sepals ovate-elliptic, 6–8·5 mm. long, acute or obtuse, glabrous but verruculous-tuberculate.
Stems twining or prostrate, slender, glabrous or scarcely hairy principally at the nodes.
Capsule globose, glabrous, tipped with persistent style base.
Corolla funnel-shaped, white, 1·8–3 cm. long, glabrous.
Seeds ovoid appressed pubescent or velvety.
Annual or perennial herb.
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Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Distribution

Ipomoea verrucisepala world distribution map, present in Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270045-1
WFO ID wfo-0001272749
COL ID 3PX9N
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Synonyms

Ipomoea verrucisepala
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