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The leaves by Clive Walker, Waterberg-bioquest.co.za.


The flower by SA Plants, Wikimedia.org.


Flowering plant by SA Plants, Wikidata.org.

Author: 

Alfred Barton Rendle, 1901

Family: 

CONVOLVULACEAE

Origin: 

North-Eastern South Africa

Soil: 

Sandy - Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

5 Centimetres

Height: 

120 Centimetres

Flower: 

Magenta

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

Might be: Turbina robertsiana, A.Meeuse, 1958.
Ipomoea uncinata, Hutch.

This member of the Convolvulaceae family was given this name by Alfred Barton Rendle in 1901. It is found in north-eastern South Africa, growing in a well drained sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 120 centimetres in length. The flowers are magenta.

The generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός; íps, ipós, meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios, meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name might be after Robert Hermann Schomburgk, 1804–1865, a German-born explorer for Great Britain who carried out geographical, ethnological and botanical studies in South America and the West Indies or Rober Brown, 1773-1858, a  Scottish botanist and paleobotanis? It does not say in the original description.