Convolvulus scoparius L.f., Suppl. Pl. 135. 1782 [ "1781" ]. (Linnaeus 1782: 135).

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 : 178-179

170. Convolvulus scoparius L.f., Suppl. Pl. 135. 1782 [ "1781"]. (Linnaeus 1782: 135). Figure 22, t. 1-7

Breweria scoparia (L.f.) Lindl., Fl. Med. 400. 1838. ( Lindley 1838: 400). Type. Based on Convolvulus scoparius L.f.

Rhodoxylon scoparium (L.f.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 80. 1838. ( Rafinesque 1838: 80). Type. Based on Convolvulus scoparius L.f.

Rhodorhiza scoparia (L.f.) Webb, Bot. Reg. (Edwards et al.) 27(Misc.): 70. 1841. ( Webb 1841: 70). Type. Based on Convolvulus scoparius L.f.

Convolvulus benehoavensis Bolle, Bonplandia 9: 54. 1861. ( Bolle 1861: 54). Type. CANARY ISLANDS, Palma, Bolle s.n. (?B†), ex descr.

Type.

CANARY ISLANDS, Barrancas, Masson s.n. (holotype BM000829855!).

Description.

A branched unarmed undershrub to 2 m, vegetative parts glabrous or sparsely adpressed pilose. Leaves sessile, caducous, 0.5-4.5 × 0. 1 mm, filiform, acute, entire. Flowers (1-) 5-6 in pedunculate, terminal and axillary cymes; peduncles 2-7 (-11) mm, pubescent; bracteoles 2-3 × 1 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, base clasping, appressed to the calyx, pubescent; pedicels 3-7 mm, stout, pubescent; outer sepals 4-6 × 2-2.5 mm, broadly oblong, mucronate; inner sepals obovate, abruptly narrowed to a mucronate apex; corolla 1-1.2 cm long, white or pinkish, deeply lobed, midpetaline bands pilose; ovary pilose; style pilose, divided 3-4 mm above base, stigmas c. 3 mm. Capsule not seen but presumably pilose. [ Sa’ad 1967: 106; Bramwell 2001: 262-263 (photo); Schönfelder and Schönfelder 1997: 174-175 (photo)]

Distribution.

Endemic to the Canary Islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma (?), El Hierro (Bourgeau 1427, Bramwell 1427, Murray s.n. [11/6/1899]).