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Ipomoea purpurea
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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
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Southern side of Seagrave Road, Harare
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Southern side of Seagrave Road, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Southern side of Seagrave Road, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Southern side of Seagrave Road, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Convolvulus purpurea L. |
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| Description: | Trailing or climbing annual. Leaves ovate to ± circular, glabrous or pubescent, with cordate base; apex acuminate. Petiole hirsute. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered cymes. Sepals unequal, accrescent, 1-1.5 cm, outer acute with bristly hairs in lower portion. Corolla funnel-shaped, white, pink, blue or magenta; tube white below. Capsule spherical, glabrous. Seeds black, puberulous. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | purpurea: purple |
| Flowering time: | Feb-Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and subtropical America; widely naturalised in the tropics. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Saturday 4 March 2017 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 87 - 88. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 36. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 204. |
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Flora of Caprivi: Ipomoea purpureaFlora of Mozambique: Ipomoea purpurea
Flora of Zambia: Ipomoea purpurea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ipomoea purpurea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ipomoea purpureaAfrican Plant Database: Ipomoea purpurea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ipomoea purpurea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ipomoea purpurea
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ipomoea purpurea
JSTOR Plant Science: Ipomoea purpurea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea purpurea
Plants of the World Online: Ipomoea purpurea
Tropicos: Ipomoea purpurea
Wikipedia: Ipomoea purpurea
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