A foundation monograph of Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae) Author Wood, John R. I. Department of Plant Sciences, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, OX 1 3 RB, UK & Honorary Research Associate, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Author Williams, Bethany R. M. Department of Plant Sciences, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, OX 1 3 RB, UK & Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK Author Mitchell, Thomas C. Plant Biodiversity Research, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Maximus-von-Imhof Forum 2, 85354 Freising, Germany Author Carine, Mark A. Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK Author Harris, David J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6801-2484 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20 A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH 3 5 LR, UK Author Scotland, Robert W. Department of Plant Sciences, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, OX 1 3 RB, UK robert.scotland@plants.ox.ac.uk text PhytoKeys 2015 2015-06-18 51 1 282 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.51.7104 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.51.7104 1314-2003-51-1 E76E3938E216FF804849B803C469FE14 576310 114. Convolvulus sericophyllus T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Bot. 5 (suppl. 1): 25. 1860. (Anderson 1860: 25). Figure 14, t. 21-28 Convolvulus acicularis Vatke, Linnaea 43: 518. 1882. ( Vatke 1882 : 518). Type. SOMALIA, Hildebrandt 885 (holotype B†; isotype BM!). Convolvulus somalensis Franch., Sert. Somal. 43. 1882, nom. illeg., non Convolvulus somalensis Vatke (1882) . ( Franchet 1882 : 43). Type. SOMALIA, Revoil s.n. (P, not seen) Type. YEMEN, Aden, Hooker & Thomson s.n. (holotype K!). Description. Slender, erect branched shrub 0.5-3 m high, vegetative parts characteristically sericeous to strigose. Leaves subsessile, 4-13(-40) x 1-5 (-10) mm, filiform, oblong to obovate, acute. Inflorescence with the appearance of long narrow branched racemes; flowers in dichasial cymes commonly reduced to clusters of 1 -2(-3), arising from the axils of linear bracts; peduncles 0-3.5 cm long; bracteoles linear 1-5 mm long; pedicels 2-3 mm long; outer sepals 2.5-3.5 x 1.5-2 mm, ovate, acute, glabrous to sericeous; corolla 6-10 mm long, white, weakly lobed, midpetaline bands strigose, red; ovary glabrous, style glabrous, divided 3 mm above base, stigmas 1 mm. Capsule glabrous; seeds pubescent. [ Thulin 2006 : 233] Distribution. Yemen: south ( Schweinfurth 99, Deflers 32); Somalia: north ( Gillett 4490, Revoil 75). Notes. Specimens collected after good rainfall have a rather different morphology with well-developed, obovate lower leaves, Waring 57 being a good example.