Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea lapidosa Vatke

First published in Linnaea 43: 507 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya

Recorded in error in:

Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baker, J.G. & A.B. Rendle in Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. et al. (eds.) (1905). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical Africa 4(2): 62-206. Secretary of State for the Colonies.
  • Hallier, H. (1899). Convolvulaceae Africanae. II. Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflangengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 28-54.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. & Rendle in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (2) : 190 (1905).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. : 171 (1949).
  • Vatke in Linnaea 43 : 507 (1882).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 15 : 15 (1961).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1964 White, T. [750] Kenya K000332687 Yes
Mar 1, 1961 Champion, A.M. [116] Kenya K000332690 Yes
Mar 1, 1961 Bally, P.R.O. [4511] Kenya K000332689 Yes
Verdcourt, B.; Polhill, R.M. [2682] Kenya K000332686 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [5237] Kenya K000332693 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [3691] Kenya K000332695 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [2394] Kenya K000332692 Yes
Lewis, H.A. [s.n.] Kenya K000332685 Yes
Napper, D.M. [1334] Kenya K000332688 Yes
Faden, R.B. [925] Kenya K000332697 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [2433] Kenya K000332696 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19816] Kenya K000332698 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5021] Kenya K000332691 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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