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Astripomoea malvacea

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Klotzsch) A. Meeuse

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Cape Provinces
• Natal - South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Oct

Herbaceus perennial with erect or decumbent stems sometimes climbing, white-pubescent stems. Leaves 125mm x 90mm pubescent above white-tomentose beneath. 2-6 flowered umbellate cymes with bracts to 11mm x 7mm, pale pinkish mauve flowers, pubescent sepals 10mm x 8mm, purple corolla 50mm long. Glabrous 4-valved capsulet pale yellow to 11mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew
• FTEA