Ipomoea hackeliana
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| Synonyms: |
Aniseia hackeliana Schinz |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb with prostrate stems, up to 2m long. Leaves ovate, 1-4 cm long, broadly cordate at the base with the lamina somewhat decurrent, sparsely woolly on both surfaces, pellucid glands visible when dry; margin more or less distinctly crenate-dentate; petiole slender, up to 2 cm long. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered clusters, axillary. Corolla funnel-shaped, 10-13 mm long, white or mauve. Capsule subspherical, densely woolly. Seeds black, hairy. |
| Type location: |
Namibia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In sandy soil in dry open woodland and along roadsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 450 - 700 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Western DR Congo, Botswana, Namibia Zimbabwe and Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Botanical divisions: | IV |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, annual. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 65 - 66. 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. 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 Pages 222 - 223. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 50. |
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