7005.000 Mina Cerv.

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

Twining herb. Leaves usually palmately lobes, sometimes entire. Flowers borne in axillary pedunculate, often secund cymes. Sepals 5, aristate. Corolla tubular below, tubular-urceolate above, constricted below, slightly but distinctly curved, serrate at apex. Stamens long-exserted. Style 1, long-exserted. Stigma 2-capitate. Capsule 4-locular, 4-valved.

Worldwide: 1 species in Mexico and South America; widely cultivated in the tropics and subropics and occasionally escaping.

DRC: 1 taxon.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
lobata Cerv.VI,XI

Other sources of information about Mina:

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Flora of the DRC: cultivated Mina
Flora of Zambia: Mina
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Mina
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mina
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mina

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

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Mina.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1188, retrieved 2 May 2026

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