Ipomoea crepidiformis Hallier f.
var. microcephala (Hallier f.) Verdc.

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Frequency: Rare
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Tanzania
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Habitat: On open planes, herbaceous savanna and sandy dunes.
Altitude range: (metres) 1300 m (approx)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Katanga, DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: XI
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Literature:

Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 78 - 79.

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 Page 163.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 43.


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Flora of Zambia: Ipomoea crepidiformis var. microcephala

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ipomoea crepidiformis
African Plant Database: Ipomoea crepidiformis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea crepidiformis
Plants of the World Online: Ipomoea crepidiformis
Tropicos: Ipomoea crepidiformis
Wikipedia: Ipomoea crepidiformis


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Ipomoea crepidiformis var. microcephala.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=223270, retrieved 4 May 2026

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