Ipomoea wightii

Ipomoea wightii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: Ipomoea wightii
Varietates: I. w. var. kilimandschari – I. w. var. obtusisepala – I. w. var. wightii

Name

Ipomoea wightii (Wall.) Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 470 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 88]

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Convolvulus wightii Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 55 (1831).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Madagascar Continental: Asie India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Choisy, J.D., (1833 publ. 1834). Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève 6: 470 [Conv. Or.: 88]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ipomoea wightii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Ipomoea wightii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ipomoea wightii. Published online. Accessed: November 16 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Ipomoea wightii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2019.

Vernacular names

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