Convolvulus capituliferus subsp. foliaceus (Verdc.) J.R.I.Wood & R.W.Scotland, 2015

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 : 124

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.51.7104
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scientific name	Convolvulus capituliferus subsp. foliaceus (Verdc.) J.R.I.Wood & R.W.Scotland
status	stat. nov.

Treatment

94b. Convolvulus capituliferus subsp. foliaceus (Verdc.) J.R.I.Wood & R.W.Scotland stat. nov.

Convolvulus capituliferus var. foliaceus Verdc., Kew Bull. 37: 462. 1982. ( Verdcourt 1982: 462). Type. KENYA, Kirrika 140 (K).

Type.

Based on Convolvulus capituliferus var. foliaceus Verdc.

Distinguishing features.

Leaves and bracts 3-6 cm long giving the inflorescence a leafy appearance. Corolla 9-12 mm long.

Distribution.

This seems to be the only subspecies in Kenya (Gillett 21325, Padwa 194) and Ethiopia (Ellis 232, de Wilde 5909) but also occurs in Somalia (Hemming & Deshmukh Jess 298).

Notes.

Distinguished from Convolvulus rhyniospermus by the larger, easily visible, shallowly lobed, blue corolla. Thulin (2006: 235) treated this species as a synonym of Convolvulus rhyniospermus but Verdcourt (1982: 459) drew attention to the distinctive characters of the two species.