Author: |
Johannes Gottfried
Hallier, 1898
|
Family: |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Origin: |
Mozambique,
NW South Africa |
Soil: |
Rich
- Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
30
Centimetres |
Height: |
7-15
Meters |
Flower:
|
Pale
Blue |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Ipomoea
woodii, N.E. Br.
Stictocardia laxiflora var. woodii,
Verdc. 1963.
Stictocardia woodii, Hallier f.
Ipomoea buchananii var. woodii, J.R.I.Wood &
Scotland. |
This member of the Convolvulaceae
family was given this name by Johannes Gottfried Hallier in 1898. It is found in Mozambique
and north-western South Africa,
growing in rich but well drained soil with some water and some sun.
The vines grow up to seven meters, the caudex 30 centimetres in
diameter and the flowers are pale blue.
The genera name from Greek
stiktos; 'spotted' and kardia 'heart', referring to
the spotted, heart-shaped leaves. The species name after John
Medley Wood,1827-1915, a South African botanist. |