Ipomoea prismatosyphon Welw.
var. prismatosyphon

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Ipomoea prismatosyphon var. prismatosyphon

Katanga Province, DRC
Nov 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens

Ipomoea prismatosyphon var. prismatosyphon

Katanga Province, DRC
Nov 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens

Ipomoea prismatosyphon var. prismatosyphon

Katanga Province, DRC
Nov 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens

Ipomoea prismatosyphon var. prismatosyphon

Katanga Province, DRC
Nov 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens

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Synonyms: Ipomoea buchneri Peter
Ipomoea dammeriana De Wild.
Ipomoea lililflora R.E.Fr.
Ipomoea magnifica Hallier f.
Ipomoea tessmannii Pilg.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Angola
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In woodland, wooded grassland and grassland.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola.
Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:

Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 120 - 121. (Includes a picture).

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 137 - 139. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 89.


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