Namibia / yellow flower climbing or crawling

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  1. djolof

    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    Hello,

    Here is a yellow flower seen in Namibia / Etosha national parc / Halali camp waterhole during the rainy season.
    It was growing on the side of the track leading to the waterhole and I haven't seen any other in another place. The plant climbs on other plants or crawls on the ground.
    I was asking myself if it could be an invasive plant.
    Does someone knows its name ?
    Thank you
    Cheers
     

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    It makes me think of Thunbergia, but the petals look too skinny. Leaves, habit and location seem to fit.
     
  3. djolof

    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    Hello Wendy,

    Indeed, the thunbergia petals are bigger.
    We'll see if someone has another clue
    Cheers
     
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    Family Cucurbitaceae - perhaps a species of Momordica? (not all species have strongly lobed leaves)
     
  5. djolof

    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    Hello Tony,

    Following your track, I have been through the momordica species I could find, but unfortunatly I haven't found pictures of them all on the web.

    Kirkii and boivinii flowers were the closest in my search but the leaves are different.
    I'll continue to search if I can find complementary images or descriptions.

    Thank you very much for this very good help
    Cheers
     

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