IPOMOEA LAPATHIFOLIA
Author:
Johannes Gottfried, 1894
Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
Origin:
Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 142 (1893)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
8 Centimetres
Height:
3 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
I pomoea zambesiaca Bak.1894.
Ipomoea hellebarda var. lapathifolia Hall. f. 1899.
Ipomoea dasyclada, Pilger, 1909.
Ipomoea intricata, Pilger, 1910.
Ipomoea lapathifolia var. dasyclada, Verdc.1958. (Ipomoea bussei, Pilger, 1910 = Ipomoea lapathifolia var. bussei, Verdc. 1961)
This member of the Convolvulaceae family was given this name by Johannes Gottfried in 1894. It is found in Central, tropical Africa all the way down to South Africa, growing in a drained but rich soil with some water and some to lots of sun.
The caudex can grow to eight centimetres, the vines up to three metres. The flowers are white, often with a magenta or mauve centre.
The generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός; íps, ipós, meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios, meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name means 'with dock-like leaves'.
Flower
White / Magenta-Mauve
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
