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Bonamia spectabilis

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Choisy) Hallier f.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• NW. & W. Madagascar
• Tanzania
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• savanna forest
• thickets
• woodland
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Mar-Dec (Madagascar)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Dec (Madagascar)

Fulvous villous twining climber or trailing perennial woody vine, ridged pubescent stems beoming glabrous. Glabrescent mucronate leaves to 85mm x 30mm. Few-flowered terminal cymes with small bracts, with violet-blue flowers. Pubescent coriaceous sepals 8mm long, pilose blue corolla to 25mm long. Glabrous brown capsule to 7mm diameter with orange seeds

Further References

• Mobot
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• Gleason & Moldenke
• FOTA
• Kew
• FZ