Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea albivenia (Lindl.) Sweet

First published in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 372 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya, Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baker, J.G. & C.H. Wright in Thiselton Dyer, W.T. et al. (eds.) (1904). Convolvulaceae. Flora Capensis 4(2): 45-87.
  • Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(1): 9-129. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meeuse, A.D.J. & W.G. Welman (2000). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Southern Africa 28: 1-138. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meeuse, A.D.J. & W.G. Welman (2000). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Southern Africa 28: 1-138. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hall.f. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28 : 51 (1899).
  • Meeuse in Bothalia 6 : 768 (1958).
  • Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2 : 372 (1830).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Osborne, J.; Rokni, S.; Munwane, C.; Machuama, B. [CL15] Mozambique K001346015 Yes
Masia, N.; Netshituni, R.; Moloto, T.; Van der Merwe, W. [9344] South Africa K009001227 No
Gerrard, W., T. [1326] South Africa K000097254 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wakefield, T. [s.n.] Kenya K000097165 Holotype Yes
Gerrard, W., T. [1326] South Africa K000097255 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0