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Astripomoea malvacea var. parviflora

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Rendle) Staples

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Somalia
• Cape Provinces
• Natal - South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Climbing or trailing. Dark purple centres to the flowers, sepals to 6mm long, corolla to 25mm long

Roots have medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Kew
• FOTA