Ipomoea bampsiana Lejoly & Lisowski

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
DR Congo, Katanga
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: bampssiana: after Paul Bamps (1932–2019), Botanist, taxonomist and former head of the Vascular Plants Department at the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.
Habitat: Open moist savanna on Kalahari sand and on river banks.
Altitude range: (metres) 1420 - 1600 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Only known from Katanga, DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: XI
Growth form(s): Perennial.
Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Endangered
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Literature:

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 170.


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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Ipomoea bampsiana.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=260620, retrieved 4 May 2026

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