Convolvulus incisodentatus 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 : 91

51. Convolvulus incisodentatus J.R.I.Wood & R.W.Scotland nom. nov.

Convolvulus incisus Choisy, Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 409. 1845. ( Choisy 1845: 409). Type. PERU, Chinchin, Dombey s.n. (holotype P-03537718!, possible isotype MA 814635!).

Type.

Based on Convolvulus incisus Choisy.

Description.

Perennial herb from a tap root, thinly pubescent on all vegetative parts. Stems 15-40 cm long, trailing. Leaf blade1-2.3 × 0.6-1.2 cm, ovate-deltoid; base cordate and briefly cuneate onto the petiole, auricles prominent; apex shortly mucronate; margin incised-dentate; petiole 3-5 mm. Flowers solitary (rarely paired), axillary, pedunculate; peduncles 8-14 mm; bracteoles 1-2 mm, filiform; pedicels 3-5 mm; outer sepals 6-7 × 4mm, ovate, obtuse; inner sepals 6-7 × 6-7mm, suborbicular, rounded, slightly scarious; corolla 1.5-1.6 cm long, white, lobed, midpetaline bands pubescent, terminating in triangular teeth; ovary glabrous; style divided 4-5 mm above base, stigmas 2.5 mm. Capsule glabrous; seeds smooth, glabrous.

Distribution.

Moquegua (Dillon et al. 3327) and Piura in Peru, 600-700 m.

Notes.

A poorly-known species growing at low altitudes in Peru but easily recognised by its incised-dentate leaves. Morphologically it would appear to lie between Convolvulus laciniatus and Convolvulus montanus .