Ipomoea carnea Jacq.
subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F. Austin
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr Odzi River, Hot Springs
Photo: Bart Wursten
Svisvi River bridge, Gokwe District.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Svisvi River bridge, Gokwe District.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Svisvi River bridge, Gokwe District.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Humani Ranch, by Save River
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Synonyms:
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Ipomoea crassicaulis (Benth.) B.L. Rob. Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy
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Common names:
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Morning glory-bush (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Robust shrub-like perennial up to 3 m. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, pubescent particularly beneath. Flowers in clusters at the ends of branches, pale to deep pink, darker in the corolla throat. Fruit a glabrous dehiscent capsule, brown. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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carnea: flesh-coloured; fistulosa: hollow like a pipe but closed at both ends |
Habitat:
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Along riverbanks and roadside ditches, particularly near rural habitation, where it is often used as an ornamental hedge plant. |
Flowering time: | Some throughout the year |
Worldwide distribution:
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Native from Florida to Argentina. |
Botswana distribution:
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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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.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 49.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Botswana: Species information: Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=147590, retrieved 13 December 2024
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