Convolvulus lopezsocasii Svent., Addit. Fl. Canar. 1: 46. 1960. (Sventenius 1960: 46).

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 : 110

79. Convolvulus lopezsocasii Svent., Addit. Fl. Canar. 1: 46. 1960. (Sventenius 1960: 46).

Type.

CANARY ISLANDS, Lopezsocas s.n. (probable holotype ORT-22418- but collection date does not correspond exactly).

Description.

Similar to Convolvulus volubilis but leaves 3-9 × 3-4.2 cm, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, entire, base rounded to subcordate, dark green, glabrous. Flowers 1-6 in axillary pedunculate cymes; peduncles 1.5-3.5 cm, bracteoles 5-12 mm, filiform, somewhat caducous; pedicels 10-18 mm, sepals 9-12 mm, oblong-obovate with a distinct triangular apiculate apex, subglabrous; corolla 1.6-2 cm, pink, unlobed, midpetaline bands darker; ovary c. 3 mm long, conical, thinly pilose; style glabrous, divided c. 4 mm above base. Capsule and seeds not seen. [ Bramwell and Bramwell 2001: 264-265 (photo)]

Distribution.

Endemic to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands at 400-600 m (Murray s.n. [16/5/1902], Stearn 1124-cultivated on Gran Canaria).