Convolvulus farinosus L.

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Status: Native
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For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Cultivated specimen from Upsala, Sweden
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Worldwide distribution: Tropical Africa from Eritrea South to South Africa. Also in Yemen and Madagascar.
Growth form(s): Climber, perennial.
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Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 173. (Includes a picture).

Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 28 - 30. (Includes a picture).

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.

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 72 - 73. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 48.


Other sources of information about Convolvulus farinosus:

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Flora of Botswana: Convolvulus farinosus
Flora of the DRC: Convolvulus farinosus
Flora of Malawi: Convolvulus farinosus
Flora of Mozambique: Convolvulus farinosus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Convolvulus farinosus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Convolvulus farinosus
African Plant Database: Convolvulus farinosus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Convolvulus farinosus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Convolvulus farinosus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Convolvulus farinosus
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iNaturalist: Convolvulus farinosus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Convolvulus farinosus
JSTOR Plant Science: Convolvulus farinosus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Convolvulus farinosus
Plants of the World Online: Convolvulus farinosus
Tropicos: Convolvulus farinosus
Wikipedia: Convolvulus farinosus


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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Convolvulus farinosus.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=147260, retrieved 15 April 2026

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