Ipomoea chrysochaetia Hallier f.

Convolvulaceae, H. Heine. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit

A twiner with striate pubescent stems

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Long-pedunculate cymes of pale red-purple flowers.

Convolvulaceae, B. Verdcourt (East African Herbarium). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1963

Morphology General Habit

A robust rather woody climber; stems attaining over 15 m. in length, roughly hirsute in longitudinal lines or almost glabrous; older portions woody, pale brown and ridged.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-blade ovate, 3.8–15.3(–18) cm. long and 2.2–12(–15.8) cm. wide, acute or acuminate at the apex, cordate at the base, glabrous or pilose above, glabrescent to densely hairy beneath with matted ± adpressed hairs but never with arachnoid tomentum; petiole usually densely hairy with spreading hairs 0.75–9(–13.5) cm.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers in rather lax to dense, few- to many-flowered cymes; peduncle 1.5–12 cm. long; bracts lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute, adpressed pilose and densely glandular, 4–13 mm. long and 2–8 mm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals similar to the bracts in shape and indumentum, 8–12 mm. long, 2.5–6 mm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla mauve with a deeper mauve centre, funnel-shaped, 3–4 cm. long; limb 4–5 cm. wide; midpetaline areas sparsely pubescent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule globose, pilose, about 1 cm. in diameter.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds subglobose, blackish-brown, glabrous, about 4 mm. in diameter.

Habitat

Riverine forest, termite-hills in woodland; 900–1500 m.

Distribution

T4

Convolvulaceae, Maria Leonor Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 8:1. 1987

Morphology General Habit

A robust rather woody climber, up to 15 m.

Morphology Stem

Stems slender, climbing, pubescent, roughly hirsute in longitudinal lines or almost glabrous; older ones woody, pale brown and ridged.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf lamina ovate 3·5–18 × 2·5–17 cm. acute or acuminate at the apex, cordate at the base, green and thinly pilose or glabrous above, glabrescent to densely hairy beneath with matted more or less appressed hairs but never with arachnoid tomentum; petiole 1–13 cm. long, with a double line of pale brownish soft spreading hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers in rather lax to dense, few- to many-flowered cymes; peduncle 1·5–10 cm. long; pedicels up to 2·5 cm. long; bracts lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute up to 13 mm. long appressed pilose and densely glandular.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals similar to the bracts in shape and indumentum, 8–12 mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla funnel-shaped, mauve with a deeper mauve centre, 3–4 cm. long; midpetaline areas sparsely pubescent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule globose, pilose.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds subglobose, blackish-brown, glabrous.