Convolvulus germaniciae Boiss. & Hausskn., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4: 104. 1875. (Boissier 1875b: 104).

Wood, John R. I., Williams, Bethany R. M., Mitchell, Thomas C., Carine, Mark A., Harris, David J. & Scotland, Robert W., 2015, A foundation monograph of Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae), PhytoKeys 51, pp. 1-282 : 61-62

17. Convolvulus germaniciae Boiss. & Hausskn., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4: 104. 1875. (Boissier 1875b: 104). Figure 5, t. 8-13

Type.

TURKEY, Marash, Haussknecht s.n. (holotype G; isotypes JE, W!).

Description.

Similar in overall morphology to Convolvulus galaticus but differing as follows: plant pilose with spreading hairs, leaves obscurely sinuate-margined but not crenate-lobed as commonly in Convolvulus galaticus , flowers mostly paired, the inflorescence commonly reflexed, sepals 7-9 × 3.5-5 mm, broadly elliptic, bicoloured, the apical part terminating in a distinct broad-based mucro; corolla white to pale pink, the ovary always hirsute, style pubescent below, divided 7-7.5 mm above base, stigmas 2-2.5 mm. Capsule pilose; seeds hirsute. [ Sa’ad 1967: 230; Aykurt and Sümbül 2011c (photo, plate and full description)]

Distribution.

Endemic to Turkey. Previously known only from the type collection but rediscovered in 2008 ( Aykurt and Sümbül 2011c). It is clearly very rare.