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Taxon:
Ipomoea obscura
(L.) Ker Gawl.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Ipomoea
Subgenus:
Eriospermum
Section:
Erpipomoea
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Nomen number:
311623
Place of publication:
Bot. Reg. 3: t. 239. 1817
Verified:
05/13/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Convolvulus obscurus
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ipomoea fragilis
Choisy
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Reference(s)
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Fosberg, F. R. & M.-H. Sachet.
1977. Flora of Micronesia, 3. Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 36:19.
URL:
http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Botany/
Hosking, J. R.
2002. pers. comm. via e-mail on 13 May
Note:
not native in Australia
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lejoly, J. & S. Lisowski.
1992. Les genres
Merremia
et
Ipomoea
(Convolvulaceae) dans la flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi). Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 37:102.
Meeuse, A. D. J.
1957. The South African Convolvulaceae. Bothalia 6:746.
Merxmüller, H., ed.
1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
Schijff, H. P. van der.
1969. A check-list of the vascular plants of the Kruger national park.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2).
1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
obscure morning-glory –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
s.e.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Tuamotu Archipelago
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere in tropics
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
,
Gambia
,
Nigeria
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal (s.e.)]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Pacific
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
[Tuamotu Archipelago]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere in tropics)
Name
References