Ipomoea trichosperma Blume

Blume, C.L. von (1826) Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 13: 710.

A slender, glabrous vine; pseudo-stipules absent.

Leaves simple; petiole 4.5-12 cm long; leaf lamina broadly elliptic to circular in outline, 6-17 x 6-16 cm, deeply 3-lobed; base deeply cordate, apex acuminate.

Flowers solitary; peduncle 2-14 cm; pedicel 1-3 cm long; sepals broadly elliptic to circular, unequal; corolla white, 11-14 cm long, glabrous, the tube slender and 8-9 cm long and flared at distal end to ca. 10 cm across.

Capsule broadly ovoid to globular, 2.5-3 cm long, glabrous. Seeds with dense brown hairs, particularly on the edges.

Features not available.

Occurs in WA. Grows in vine thickets. Also recorded from Indonesia and East Timor.

Description from Flora of the Kimberley Region.

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