Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea anemophoba Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 1: 235 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a subshrub or perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
N3, near “Uanane”, Puccioni & Stefanini 648 (FT holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrub, up to c. 0.5 m tall, ± erect but with twining branches and “supporting itself by twining on itself”
Morphology Stem
Stems glabrous or almost so when young, soon becoming greyish and prominently and densely warty
Morphology Leaves
Leaves mostly on short-shoots, rigid; blades ovate to reniform, 3–12 x 3–10 mm, rounded to cordate at the base, acuminate to emarginate at the apex, glabrous to sparsely pubescent; petiole 1–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers solitary on short-shoots; peduncle obsolete; pedicel 3–7 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals elliptic, 3.5–5 mm long, obtuse, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink or purple, c. 1.5–2.5 cm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule not seen.
Distribution
N2, 3 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 400–975 m.
Vernacular
Bari-bade, bari-barde, beri-ba´di, mar-mar (Somali).
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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