IPOMOEA LINOSEPALA
Author:
Johannes Gottfried Hallier, 1894
Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 130 (1893)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
7 Centimetres
Height:
25-150 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/?
CITES:
Synonyms:
Ipomoea xiphosepala Baker, 1894.
Subsp= Ipomoea alpina Rendle, 1912 = Ipomoea hockii De Wild. 1913.
Ipomoea linosepala subsp. alpina, Lejoly & Lisowski.
Ipomoea linosepala subsp. auroargentea. Duvigneaud & Dewit.
Ipomoea linosepala subsp. kundelungensis, Lejoly & Lisowski.
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Ipomoea linosepala subsp. upembensis, Lejoly & Lisowski.
This member of the Convolvulaceae family was described by Johannes Gottfried Hallier in 1894. It is found in the heights of central Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to seven centimetres, the branches from 25 to 150 centimetres. The flowers are from orange-yellow over yellow to white and pale pink. Ipomoea linosepala Hallier f. subsp. alpina (Rendle, 1912) J.Lejoly & S.Lisowski 1992. 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 'threadlike flower-leaf'. The flower of I. l. alpina by Ceej1963, Davesgarden.com.
Flower
Orange-Yellow - Yellow - White - Pale Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
