Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G. Don

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Dambwa Forest Reserve, Livingstone

Synonyms:	Convolvulus parasiticus Kunth
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Description:	Stems reddish, minutely muricate, trailing, several meters long. Leaf lamina ovate; base cordate; apex obtuse or acuminate; petiole 5-24 cm, sometimes minutely muricate. Inflorescence of several-flowered cymes; peduncle relatively long, 5-25 cm, pubescent; pedicels 0.7-1.5 cm, enlarged at the apex, often reflexed. Sepals 5 mm long, lanceolate-oblong, mucronate. Corolla funnel-shaped, blue with purplish tinge, 3.5 - 4.5 cm long. Capsule glabrous. Seeds trigonous, glabrous or shortly pubescent.
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Worldwide distribution:	Native of Venezuela and C. America.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 87 - 89. Verdcourt, B. (1967). New Convolvulaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area-II Kirkia 6(1) Page 121.

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