Convolvulus siculus subsp. siculus

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 : 117-118

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. Algérie 2: 546. 1890. ( Battandier 1890: 546). Type. Based on Convolvulus flexuosus Pomel

Distinguishing features.

Bracteoles narrowly lanceolate, but variable in size: 15 × 3.5 mm in the Linnean type but usually much smaller to 4 × 1 mm; pedicels very short (0-1 mm) so bracteoles adjacent to sepals.

Distribution.

European Mediterranean, main Mediterranean islands and Western Middle East from Turkey south to Egypt, Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia: Portugal; Spain ( Jerónimo 8285); Southern France (Billot 3435); Balearic Islands (Bowden & Sims 6810); Corsica (Burdon s.n. [21/5/1913]); Sardinia ( Müller 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]).