Convolvulaceae
Metaporana

Metaporana densiflora (Hallier f.) N.E.Br.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 169 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling shrub or liana 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
Woody climber with glabrous stems.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blade ovate, 2.8–8.5 cm. long, 1.6–5.2 cm. wide, obtuse to acute and mucronate at apex, entire or cordate at the base, glabrous; petiole 1–3 cm. long, sometimes minutely pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in axillary congested panicles with peduncles 0.3–2 cm. long and in terminal panicles; rhachis of the inflorescence adpressed pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals orbicular, 1.5 mm. in diameter, pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, about 5 mm. long; lobes 4 mm. long, 2.5 mm. wide, pubescent outside; margins hyaline and ± reflexed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, slightly compressed, 5.5 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, glabrous, brown or black.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds dark, orbicular, compressed, wrinkled and minutely reticulate in the dry state, 3 mm. in diameter.
Figures
Fig. 9, p. 32.
Habitat
Secondary evergreen bushland on sandy soils; also abandoned cultivated ground ;50–1170 m.
Distribution
K7 T3 T6 U2 U3
[FTEA]

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 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