| Synonyms: |
Convolvulus nil L. Pharbitis nil Choisy |
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| Status: | Introduced and naturalized |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
USA |
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| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 1100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in tropocal and subtropical America; introduced as an ornamental plant and sometimes naturalized elsewhere. |
| Botanical divisions: | III,V,VII,XI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 86 - 87. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 50. (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. 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 202 - 203. |