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 162. Convolvulus assyricus Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 75. 1844. (Grisebach 1844: 75). Figure 22, t. 39-47 Convolvulus strigulosus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 83. 1849. ( Boissier 1849 : 83). Type. TURKEY, between Ankara and Tkat, Aucher-Eloy 4939 (holotype G). Type. TURKEY, Donietti s.n. (holotype GOET). Description. Perennial cushion-forming plant with woody taproot and short spreading woody branches, the herbaceous parts densely covered with weakly appressed to spreading, stiff hairs. Leaves sessile, dimorphic, small obovate-spathulate leaves 3-5 mm long with a broad base mixed with linear to oblanceolate, acute entire leaves, 1-2 x 0.2-0.5 cm, with an attenuate base. Flowers terminal, solitary (?always), sessile; bracteoles 5-7 mm, linear; outer sepals 3 x 1.5 mm, obovate, cuspidate, whitish, pilose; inner sepals 3 x 2 mm, broadly obovate, cuspidate, corolla pink, 2-2.2 cm, unlobed, midpetaline bands pilose; stamens very unequal; ovary pilose, style thinly pilose, divided c. 3 mm above base; stigmas 6-10 mm long; capsule pilose; seeds puberulent. [ Sa'ad 1967 : 138] Figure 22. 1-7 Convolvulus scoparius 1 leaf 2 bracteole 3 outer sepal 4 middle sepal 5 inner sepal 6 stamen 7 ovary and style. From Bourgeau 1427 (C) 8-15 Convolvulus floridus 8 habit 9 outer sepal 10 middle sepal 11 inner sepal 12 stamen 13 ovary and style 14 capsule 15 seed. From sin coll. ex Tenerife (W) 16-22 Convolvulus dorycnium subsp. dorycnium 16 leaves 17 bracteole 18 outer sepal 19 middle sepal 20 inner sepal 21 capsule 22 seed 16-17 from Leonis s.n. (W) 18-20 from Heldreich 1264 (STU) 21-22 from Heldreich 36a (W) 23-27 Convolvulus dorycnium subsp. oxysepalus 23 outer sepal 24 middle sepal 25 inner sepal 26 stamen 27 ovary and style. From Handel-Mazzetti 1948 (W) 28-36 Convolvulus cneorum var. cneorum 28 leaf 29 bract 30 outer sepal 31 middle sepal 32 inner sepal 33 stamen 34 ovary and style 35 capsule 36 seed. From Todaro s.n. (U) 37-38 Convolvulus cneorum var. latifolius 37 leaf 38 bract. From sin coll . (W) 39-47 Convolvulus assyricus 39 leaves 40 bracteole 41 outer sepal 42 middle sepal 43 inner sepal 44 stamen 45 ovary and style 46 capsule 47 seed 39-45 from Stainton 5109 (E) 46-47 from Balansa 973 (W) 48-55 Convolvulus lanuginosus 48 leaf 49 bract 50 bracteole 51 outer sepal 52 middle sepal 53 inner sepal 54 stamen 55 ovary and style. From Stud. Biol. 912/1962 (U). Distribution. Endemic to Turkey ( Stainton & Henderson 5100, Davis 21910, Kotschy 179, Manissadjian 137). Notes. A very distinctive species on account of its indumentum, dimorphic leaves, tiny calyx, pink corolla and unusually long stigmas.