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Ipomoea ficifolia

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Lindley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Mozambique
• Cape Provinces
• Natal - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Yemen

Natural Habitats

• Woodland

Flowering Times

• Sep Apr-Oct

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous villous tuberous twiner, stems with golden hairs, with purple flowers, 3-lobed villous leaves hairy above white tomentose beneath to 85mm long x 80mm, cymes with hairy bracts, sepals 100mm long with golden hairs, rose-red corolla 50mm diameter, capsule 8mm diameter

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• FOTA
• Kew