Author: |
Johannes Gottfried Hallier, 1894 |
Family: |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola, Burundi, Gabon, Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
7
Centimetres |
Height: |
25-150
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Orange-Yellow
- Yellow - White - Pale Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/? |
Names:
|
- |
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.
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'. |