Distribution Map

Ipomoea obscura

               
Ijalambu
umdzandzabuka
(Ipomoea obscura var. obscura)
(Ipomoea obscura var. fragilis)

Convolvulaceae  Ipomoeeae 

As at April 2024, 21 herbarium specimens, 11 photo records, 9 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Mlawula
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C
Medicinal
Cultural uses
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Ipomoea obscura - (Ijalambu) Slender twiner or trailer, very variable. Thinly or closely hairy. Leaf-stalk c 1,5 cm long; blade varying from as broad as long to narrow triangular, tapering to tip, broadly heart-shaped at base, up to 4 cm long. Flowers solitary or few together in leaf axil, or few at end of common stalk up to 4 cm long. Calyx lobes c 1 cm long, pointed; corolla funnel-shaped, up to 4 cm long, pale yellow, cream-coloured or white.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.