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Merremia quinquefolia
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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Munavalate, Vilanculos Distr., Inhambane, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Batatas quinquefolia (L.) Choisy Convolvulus quinquefolius L. Ipomoea quinquefolia L. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | ?Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial twining herb. Stems slender, scandent, hairless or more or less hairy. Leaves palmate, 3–5-foliolate, hairless; leaflets sessile or almost so, lanceolate, up to 5·3 cm long, lateral leaflets shorter; margins serrate; petiole 0·5–3 cm long, hairless or setose. Inflorescences mostly l-2-flowered; peduncle up to 5·5 cm long, densely papillate-glandular towards the apex; pedicels 5–6 mm long, hairless or with a few glands near the base. Sepals unequal, hairless, oblong-ovate, the 2 outer smaller, 6–7 mm long, the inner 3·8–9·5 mm long. Corolla funnel-shaped, pale yellow, or whitish, 2 cm long, hairless. Capsule subglobose, straw-coloured. |
| Notes: | See note under distribution. |
| Derivation of specific name: | quinquefolia: with 5 leaves (leaflets). |
| Habitat: | Disturbed and cultivated ground and roadsides. |
| Altitude range: | 25 - 600 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Its origins appear uncertain. It is known from Tropical America but the type is said to be from Tropical Africa. It is also said to have been introduced in Tanzania, Mozambique and probably Malawi. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 28 September 2014 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 172. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 49. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Page 39. Verdcourt, B. (1960). New Convolvulaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca Area Kirkia 1 Pages 29 - 30. |
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