6979.000 Bonamia Thouars

Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022) Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique

Description of the genus

Shrubby climbers. Leaves entire. Inflorescences of dense, usually many-flowered, axillary or terminal cymes or panicles. Sepals equal or subequal. Corolla funnel-shaped, blue (in ours) or white, with mid-petaline areas hairy. Stamens 5. Ovary 2-locular. Styles 2, quite or almost separate, or joined for about half their length. Capsule 4-valved. Seeds 2-4.

Worldwide: c. 40 species, widespread in the tropics.

DRC: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
longitubulosa Breteler [NrEnd] [VU]VI,VIIDescription
nzabii Breteler [EN]II,III,VIDescription
spectabilis (Choisy) Hallier f.IV, XIDescription, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Bonamia
Flora of Mozambique: Bonamia
Flora of Zambia: Bonamia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Bonamia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bonamia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bonamia
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iNaturalist: Bonamia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bonamia
JSTOR Plant Science: Bonamia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bonamia
Plants of the World Online: Bonamia
Tropicos: Bonamia
Wikipedia: Bonamia

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Bonamia.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1178, retrieved 19 April 2026

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