Ipomoea verdcourtiana Lejoly & Lisowski

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Synonyms: Ipomoea katangensis Lisowski & Wiland
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
DR Congo, Katanga
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: verdcourtiana: after Bernard Verdcourt (1925-2011), botanist, taxonomist and author of many family treatments in Flora Zambesiaca and Flora of Tropical East Africa.
Habitat: In savannas on rocky slopes and in clearings.
Altitude range: (metres) 1050 - 1350 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: Critically Endangered
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Literature:

Lejoly, J. & Lisowski, S. (1986). Nouveaux taxon du genre Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae) au Zaire. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 56(3/4) Pages 377 - 378. Protologue

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 212.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ipomoea verdcourtiana
African Plant Database: Ipomoea verdcourtiana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ipomoea verdcourtiana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ipomoea verdcourtiana
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea verdcourtiana
Plants of the World Online: Ipomoea verdcourtiana
Tropicos: Ipomoea verdcourtiana
Wikipedia: Ipomoea verdcourtiana


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Ipomoea verdcourtiana.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=260820, retrieved 13 May 2026

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