Operculina codonantha Hallier F.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Operculina

Characteristics

Lianas; stems glabrous or at least glabrate. Leaves cordate-acuminate, 8-15 cm long, 3-5 angled basally or sinuate-lobed (Bentham), basally cordate, apically acuminate, glabrous. Flowers solitary on elongate peduncles; sepals obovate, 2.5-3 cm long, obtuse, the outer sepals orbicular to broadly elliptic; corollas white or lilac, campanulate, to 9 cm long. Fruits operculate-capsular, depressed-globose, 3-3.5 cm in diameter, subtended by the accrescent calyx; seeds black, glabrous.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Operculina codonantha world distribution map, present in Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, Fiji, Panama, Peru, Tonga, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174537-2
WFO ID wfo-0001297309
COL ID 74NQP
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Synonyms

Operculina codonantha Ipomoea codonantha