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 87a. Convolvulus siculus subsp. siculus Figure 13, t. 1-8 Convolvulus ovatus Moench, Method. 450. 1794. ( Moench 1794 : 450). Type. t. 48 (p. 89) in Boccone, Icones & descriptions rariorum plantarum Sicilia. Convolvulus parviflorus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 125. 1796, illegitimate superfluous name for Convolvulus siculus L. ( Salisbury 1796 : 125). Symethus siculus (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 83. 1838. ( Rafinesque 1838 : 83). Type. Based on Convolvulus siculus L. Convolvulus siculus var. major Choisy, Prodr. (A.P. de Candolle) 9: 407. 1845. ( Choisy 1845 : 407). Type. Specimen ex Herb. Martius (M). Convolvulus flexuosus Pomel, Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 84. 1874, nom. illeg., non Convolvulus flexuosus Spreng. (1824). ( Pomel 1874 : 84). Type. ALGERIA, Garrouban (holotype AL). Convolvulus siculus var. flexuosus (Pomel) Batt., Fl. Algerie 2: 546. 1890. ( Battandier 1890 : 546). Type. Based on Convolvulus flexuosus Pomel Distinguishing features. Bracteoles narrowly lanceolate, but variable in size: 15 x 3.5 mm in the Linnean type but usually much smaller to 4 x 1 mm; pedicels very short (0-1 mm) so bracteoles adjacent to sepals. Figure 13. 1-8 Convolvulus siculus subsp. siculus 1 leaf 2 bracteole 3 outer sepal 4 inner sepal 5 stamen 6 ovary and style 7 capsule 8 seed. From Sharobiem & Shalaby 942 (CAIM) 9-17 Convolvulus virgatus var. virgatus 9 leaves 10 bracteole 11 outer sepal 12 middle sepal 13 inner sepal 14 stamen 15 ovary and style 16 capsule 17 seed 9-10 & 16-17 from Rechinger 3988 (W) 11-15 from Aucher-Eloy 4955 (W) 18-25 Convolvulus rhyniospermus 18 leaf 19 bracteole 20 outer sepal 21 middle sepal 22 inner sepal 23 stamen 24 ovary and style 25 seed. From Kotschy 235 (W) 26-34 Convolvulus hystrix subsp. hystrix 26 habit showing spines and flower position 27 leaf 28 bracteole 29 outer sepal 30 inner sepal 31 stamen 32 ovary and style 33 capsule 34 seed. From Sa'ad 1444 (CAIM) 35-43 Convolvulus glomeratus 35 leaf 36 bracteole showing variation in shape 37 outer sepal 38 middle sepal 39 inner sepal 40 stamen 41 ovary and style 42 capsule 43 seed. 35 from Schimper 784 (W) 36-41 from Taeckholm et al. 786 (CAI) 42-43 from Taeckholm et al. 944 (CAI). Distribution. European Mediterranean, main Mediterranean islands and Western Middle East from Turkey south to Egypt, Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia: Portugal; Spain ( Jeronimo 8285); Southern France ( Billot 3435); Balearic Islands ( Bowden & Sims 6810); Corsica ( Burdon s.n. [21/5/1913]); Sardinia ( Mueller s.n.); Sicily ( Rigo 136); Malta ( Kramer & Westra 4211); Greece ( Stamatiadou 14643); Aegean Islands ( Davis 1594); Cyprus ( Merton 2581); Turkey ( Davis 41234, 41825); Palestine/Israel ( Davis 8561, 41234, Meyer & Dinsmore 7468); Jordan ( Western 44); Saudi Arabia ( Collenette 8527); Egypt ( Simpson 527); Libya ( Davis 49978, 50180, Vaccari 163); Tunisia ( Fay 945); Algeria ( Balansa 359); Morocco ( Faure s.n. [23/4/1929]); Madeira ( Mandon 1866); Canary Islands ( Bourgeau 887, Sprague & Hutchinson 391, Murray s.n. [16/5/1902]).