Convolvulus leiocalycinus Boiss. var. leiocalycinus

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70a. Convolvulus leiocalycinus Boiss. var. leiocalycinus

Convolvulus lycioides Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 28. 1846. ( Boissier 1846: 29). Type. IRAN, "In collibus calcareis inter Abuschir et Schiras", Kotschy 39 (holotype G; isotypes K!, OXF!, P!).

Convolvulus lasiophlaeus Jaub. & Spach, Illustr. Plant Or. 4: 105, t. 368. 1852. ( Jaubert and Spach 1852: 105).

Convolvulus leiocalycinus Boiss. var. leiocalycinus Type. IRAN, Shiraz, Aucher-Eloy 4935 (holotype P).

Convolvulus leicalycinus var. stocksii Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 2(3): 123. 1856. ( Boissier 1856: 123). Type. IRAN, Shiraz, Aucher-Eloy 4935 (lectotype G, designated by Sa’ad 1967: 68).

Convolvulus leicalycinus var. lycioides (Boiss.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4: 86. 1875. ( Boissier 1875b: 86). Type. Based on Convolvulus lycioides Boiss.

Convolvulus olgae Regel & Schmalh., Izv. Imp. Obsc. Ljubit. Estesv. Moskovsk. Univ. 34(2): 55. 1882. ( Regel 1882: 55). Type. TAJIKISTAN, Mount Daschti Kasi, Fedstchenko 31/5/1869 (holotype LE!).

Convolvulus campanulatus Zapr., Trans. Tajikst. Acad. Sc. 1: 73. 1933, nom. illeg., non Convolvulus campanulatus Spreng. (1825). ( Zaprjagiev 1933: 73). Type. TAJIKISTAN, Mount Karatau, Zaprjagaev 55 (location not certainly known? TAK).

Convolvulus leiocalycinus var. glaber Ghaz., Fl. W. Pakistan 126: 11. 1979. ( Austin and Ghazanfar 1979: 126). Type. PAKISTAN, Balochistan, Sultan ul Abedin 4893 (holotype KUH, not seen).

Distinguishing features.

Characterised by the lanceolate to ovate or obovate outer sepals 4-7 × 2.5-5 mm wide, these patent to erect in fruit. Leaves and ovary glabrous or hirsute.

Distribution.

Tajikistan (Varivtseva 209, Botchantsev & Egorova 690, M.Popov 932); Iran (Bornműller 3884b, Stapf 2325, Edmondson & Miller 1547, Davis & Bokhari 56083); Afghanistan (Rechinger 33380, 3875); Pakistan (Duthie 18841, Stocks 870, Lamond 710); Oman (McLeish 3736).