Ipomoea cicatricosa

Nomenclature

Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication: 

Ipomoea cicatricosa Baker, in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1895) 221. Type: Somali Republic (N), Golis Range, Cole s.n. (K lectotype). 

 

Description

Habit: 
Erect shrub, small tree or shrublet up to 3 m tall; stems covered by prominent leaf scars, young stems densely silvery pubescent, old stems glabrescent.
Leaves: 
Lamina elliptic-ovate to suborbicular, 0.7–6.5 x 0.7–4.5 cm; base rounded; apex obtuse or slightly emarginated; ± sparsely pubescent or glabrous above; densely silvery adpressed pubescent beneath; petiole 4–20 mm long, silvery-hairy, with linear glandular depression at the apex.
Inflorescences: 
Solitary flowers, or a few together on short shoots; subsessile or sessile; bracts linear-laceolate, 3–9 mm long.
Flowers: 
Sepals linear-lanceolate or triangular, 6–10 x 1–2 mm, silvery pubescent. Corolla mauve or pale violet with darker centre, remaining violet when dry, 2.5–5.5 cm long, infundibular, midpetaline bands pilose to velutinous.
Fruits: 
Capsule ovoid to subglobose, c. 7–11 x 17mm, glabrouse or rarely appressed pubscent.
Seeds: 
Ovoid, c. 6 x 4 mm, densely covered with yellowish c. 8–10 mm long hairs.
Author: 
Javier A. Luna
References: 

Demissew, S. 2006. Convolvulaceae. In: Hedberg, I., E. Kelbessa, S. Edwards, S. Demissew and E. Persson (eds.), Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, vol. 5, pp. 227–231. The National Herbarium Addis Ababa University and The Department of Systematic Botany Uppsala University; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden. 

Garcia, M.A., S. Demissew, M. Thulin. 2006. Convovulaceae. In: Thulin, M. (ed.), Flora of Somalia, vol. 3, pp. 227–228. Kew Publishing, Richmond. 

Verdcourt, B. 1963. Convolvulaceae. In: Hubbard, C.E. and E. Milne-Redhead (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 144–145. Crown Agent for Overseasgovernments and administrations, London. 

Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History

Distribution Map: 
Distribution: 

Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia.

Ecology: 

Acacia-Commiphora woodland, Acacia wooded grassland, on sandy and gravely soil, rocky limestone, or on semi-desert plains; 100–1800m. 

Phenology: 

Number of collections seen:  95

months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

# flowering  specimens

8

5

1

4

8

6

3

2

7

6

10

7

# fruiting specimens

3

3

1

1

2

 

Author: 
Javier A. Luna
References: 

Demissew, S. 2006. Convolvulaceae. In: Hedberg, I., E. Kelbessa, S. Edwards, S. Demissew and E. Persson (eds.), Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, vol. 5, pp. 227–231. The National Herbarium Addis Ababa University and The Department of Systematic Botany Uppsala University; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden. 

Garcia, M.A., S. Demissew, M. Thulin. 2006. Convovulaceae. In: Thulin, M. (ed.), Flora of Somalia, vol. 3, pp. 227–228. Kew Publishing, Richmond. 

Verdcourt, B. 1963. Convolvulaceae. In: Hubbard, C.E. and E. Milne-Redhead (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 144–145. Crown Agent for Overseas governments and administrations, London. 

Other information

Common names and uses: 
Somalia: Domer Comis, Urbi or Hara' Wallis. Kenya: Ekuyenit, Eller, Mukifarrka or Waharawalis.

Authorship for webpage

Editor: 
Javier A Luna, Mark A. Carine, Sebsebe Demissew.
Contributors: 
Acknowledgements: 
This species page was produced as part of the project ‘Expanding the scope of African Digital Plant Resources’ funded by the World Collections Programme.
Classification: 
Ipomoea cicatricosa

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