Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea perbella (Verdc.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland

First published in Nat. Plants 5(11): 1136-44 (Suppl.: 35) (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland 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: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub, 1–3 m tall, with many ascending branches, young stems silvery tomentose, old stems with numerous leaf scars
Morphology Leaves
Leaves densely clustered towards ends of branches, linear-oblong, 4–5.5 x 0.6–1.4 cm, cuneate at the base, obtuse and apiculate at the apex, pubescent or glabrescent above, silvery pubescent beneath
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary; peduncle 14–18 mm long; pedicels 2–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals narrowly ovate, c. 15–18 x 8–10 mm, obtuse, silvery pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pale mauve with darker centre, funnel-shaped, c. 4.5–6 cm long, midpetaline areas pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit pale brown, 11.5 x 5 mm, mucronate, subtended by the enlarged leathery calyx
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed ovoid, yellowish, 7.5 x 4.5 mm, hirsute.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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