Astripomoea malvacea (Klotzsch) A.Meeuse

First published in Bothalia 6: 710 (1957 publ. 1958)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Convolvulaceae, B. Verdcourt (East African Herbarium). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1963

Morphology General Habit
An extremely variable subshrubby perennial; stems several, prostrate or erect, ± densely stellately tomentose, arising from a woody rootstock.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blade elliptic to broadly ovate, 1.7–12 cm. long, 0.8–9 cm. wide, acute or rounded and mucronulate at the apex, cuneate to subcordate at the base; petiole up to 7.5 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences axillary; peduncle 0–7 cm. long; flowers 2–6 in loose umbellate cymes; pedicels up to 7 mm. long; bracts elliptic to ovate, up to 11 mm. long and 7 mm. wide; midrib prominent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals lanceolate to orbicular, 5–10 mm. long, 2.5–8 mm. wide, acute or obtuse at the apex, tomentose outside, glabrescent inside; midrib prominent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla funnel-shaped with a narrow tube, 2.5–5 cm. long, entirely mauve or purple.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose, glabrous, 10–11 mm. in diameter.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ovoid, compressed, 4.5–5.5 mm. long, blackish-brown with small tufts of hair around the hilum, otherwise glabrous.
[FTEA]

Convolvulaceae, Maria Leonor Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 8:1. 1987

Morphology General Habit
An extremely variable subshrub-like perennial herb.
Morphology Stem
Stems up to 2 m. long, several, erect or prostrate, more or less densely stellately tomentose, glabrescent, arising from a woody rootstock.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf lamina elliptic to broadly ovate, ovate-lanceolate or subrhomboid, 3–13·5 × 2–11 cm., entire or repand, acute or rounded and mucronulate at the apex, cuneate to subcordate at the base, dull green drying brownish and sparsely stellate-hairy to glabrescent above, matted with white stellate tomentum beneath; petiole varying considerably in length, up to 7·5 cm. long, densely stellate-hairy as are peduncels, pedicels and calyx.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences axillary, often forming a leafy panicle at the tops of stems; peduncle 0·7 cm. long, erect to patent, subumbellately 1 to few-flowered; pedicels up to 1·5 cm. long; bracts elliptic to ovate, up to 12 × 7 mm., midrib prominent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals lanceolate to circular, up to 10–8 mm., acute or obtuse at the apex, tomentose outside, glabrescent inside, midrib prominent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla funnel-shaped with a narrow tube, 2·5–5·5 cm., mauve or purple, glabrous or nearly so.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed ovoid, compressed, blackish-brown minutely velvety-pulverulent with a tuft of fawn hairs around the hilum.
[FZ]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb; stems several from a woody rootstock, prostrate to erect, ± densely tomentose
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades elliptic to broadly ovate, 2–12 x 1–9 cm, cuneate to cordate at the base, acute to rounded and mucronulate at the apex; petiole up to 7.5 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 2–6 in loose axillary umbellate cymes; peduncle up to 7 cm long; pedicels up to 7 mm long; bracts elliptic to ovate, up to 11 x 7 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals lanceolate to orbicular, 5–10 x 2.5–8 mm, acute or obtuse at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla entirely purple or mauve; tube 2.5–5 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose, 10–11 mm in diam., glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 4.5–5.5 mm long, blackish brown, with small tufts of hairs around the hilum, otherwise glabrous.
[FSOM]

Convolvulaceae, H. Heine. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
Habit of the last (Astripomoea lachnosperma), 2-3 ft. high
Morphology General Indumentum
Hoary-stellate-tomentose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Red-purple flowers 11/2-2 in. long.
[FWTA]

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