Lepistemon owariensis (P. Beauv.) Hallier f.

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Vunduzi River at Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.,

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Eastern Highlands Tea Estate, Zimbabwe

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Synonyms:	Ipomoea owariensis P. Beauv. Ipomoea repandula Baker Lepistemon africanus Oliv. Lepistemon lignosus Dammer
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial climber with stems up to 3 m long, covered with long appressed yellowish-brown bristly hairs. Leaves broadly ovate-cordate, up to 15 cm long, entire, shallowly lobed or with triangular lobe-like teeth up to 1 × 2 cm, woolly hairy on both surfaces; petiole up to 12 cm long, bristly hairy. Inflorescences in dense many-flowered axillary clusters; pedicels up to 2 cm long. Calyx with long yellowish hairs. Corolla white, up to 1.8 cm long and up to 3 cm in diameter; tube urn-shaped, narrowing toward the top before spreading in to the limb. Fruit an ovoid-globose capsule, covered in long bristly hairs except for the upper part.
Type location:	Nigeria
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Derivation of specific name:	owariensis: from the Oware region in West Africa (modern-day Nigeria).
Habitat:	Woodland and thickets, riverine forest, along edges of cultivation.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1400 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa.
FZ divisions:	N,C,S
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Images last updated:	Sunday 24 May 2015
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. As Lepistemon sp. 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 48. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 44 - 47. (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 37. Maquet, P. (1985). Convolvulaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 242. (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 85 - 87. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 89. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 44.

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