Convolvulus virgatus var. subaphyllus Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4: 89. 1875. (Boissier 1875b: 89).
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Convolvulus virgatus var. subaphyllus Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4: 89. 1875. (Boissier 1875b: 89). |
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Convolvulus mascatensis Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7:25. 1846. ( Boissier 1846: 25). Type. OMAN, Muscat, Aucher-Eloy 4938 (holotype G; isotypes BM 000049109, P, W).
Type.
Based on Convolvulus mascatensis Boiss.
Distinguishing features.
Differs from the type in being very compact with short, intricately branched. spinescent shoots, relatively short, broad leaves, small heads and short corollas. Possibly an adaptation to extreme arid conditions.
Distribution.
Oman (Gallagher 7758, 7965, McLeish 1848, Whitcombe 340 and Miller 6539).
Notes.
Convolvulus virgatus is sometimes confused with Convolvulus glomeratus but the branches are rigid and woody and the leaves linear-oblong, glabrous.
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Convolvulus virgatus var. subaphyllus Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4: 89. 1875. (Boissier 1875b: 89).
| Wood, John R. I., Williams, Bethany R. M., Mitchell, Thomas C., Carine, Mark A., Harris, David J. & Scotland, Robert W. 2015 |
Convolvulus mascatensis
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