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PhytoKeys 51: A Foundation Monograph of Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae)

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Series: PhytoKeys Volume: 51
By: John RI Wood(Author), Bethany RM Williams(Author), Thomas C Mitchell(Author), Mark A Carine(Author), David J Harris(Author), Robert W Scotland(Author)
282 pages, b/w illustrations
PhytoKeys 51: A Foundation Monograph of Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae)
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This “foundation monograph” of the genus Convolvulus represents a new initiative in terms of taxonomic monography, being an attempt to bring together the global approach of the traditional monograph with the more pragmatic and identification-focussed aims of most current floras, at the same time being informed by insights from molecular systematics. Convolvulus is distributed worldwide but is most common in regions with a Mediterranean climate or in semi-desert regions of the Middle East and Central Asia. Some species are well-known weeds whereas others are important in the ecology of drier regions or are cultivated in gardens. One hundred and ninety species are recognised in A Foundation Monograph of Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae)  and all are described and the majority illustrated. Efforts have been made to account for the extreme variability of several widely distributed species.

Contents

Introduction   9
Our methodology and its implications   10
Generic delimitation   11
Geographical distribution   12
Discovery   13
Economic importance   13
Molecular systematics   14
Species concept   17
Morphological characters and their use in species delimitation   19

Dichotomous keys   28
Key to species in South America   29
Key to species in North America   30
Key to species in Australia   30
Key to species in New Zealand   31
Key to species in Southern Africa   32
Key to species in Tropical Africa   33
Key to species in North Africa   35
Key to species in the Atlantic Islands   38
Key to species in Europe   39
Key to species in the Levant   41
Key to species in the Arabian Peninsula (including Socotra)   44
Key to species in the Indo-Iranian region   47
Key to species in the Former Soviet Union   51
Key to species in East Asia   54

Taxonomic treatment of Convolvulus   55
Names   55
Specimen citations   55
Literature citations   56

Convolvulus   56
Species 1–22. Eurasian and North African species with leaves abruptly narrowed into a distinct petiole   57
1. Convolvulus scammonia   57
2. Convolvulus pseudoscammonia   59
3. Convolvulus durandoi   59
4. Convolvulus arvensis   60
5. Convolvulus chinensis   62
5a. Convolvulus chinensis subsp. chinensis   63
5b. Convolvulus chinensis subsp. triangularis   64
6. Convolvulus mairei   64
7. Convolvulus fatmensis   65
8. Convolvulus steppicola   65
9. Convolvulus sinuatodentatus   66
10. Convolvulus rufescens   66
11. Convolvulus betonicifolius   67
12. Convolvulus longipedicellatus   70
13. Convolvulus cassius   71
14. Convolvulus stachydifolius   71
14a. Convolvulus stachydifolius var. stachydifolius   72
14b. Convolvulus stachydifolius var. villosus   72
15. Convolvulus palaestinus   72
16. Convolvulus galaticus   73
17. Convolvulus germaniciae   75
18. Convolvulus coelesyriacus   75
19. Convolvulus pitardii   76
19a. Convolvulus pitardii var. pitardii   77
19b. Convolvulus pitardii var. leucochnous   77
20. Convolvulus glaouorum   77
21. Convolvulus vidalii   78
22. Convolvulus althaeoides   79
22a. Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. althaeoides   79
22b. Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus   81

Species 23–41. Southern African species   82
23. Convolvulus kilimandschari   83
24. Convolvulus capensis   85
25. Convolvulus bidentatus   86
26. Convolvulus namaquensis   87
27. Convolvulus thunbergii   87
28. Convolvulus dregeanus   88
29. Convolvulus boedeckerianus   89
30. Convolvulus multifidus   90
31. Convolvulus argillicola   90
32. Convolvulus ocellatus   91
33. Convolvulus randii   91
34. Convolvulus austroafricanus   93
35. Convolvulus aschersonii   94
36. Convolvulus farinosus   96
37. Convolvulus sagittatus   97
38. Convolvulus thomsonii   100
39. Convolvulus galpinii   101
40. Convolvulus natalensis   102
41. Convolvulus bullerianus   102

Species 42–55. American species   103
42. Convolvulus equitans   103
42a. Convolvulus equitans var. equitans   104
42b. Convolvulus equitans var. lindheimeri   104
43. Convolvulus carrii   106
44. Convolvulus chilensis   106
45. Convolvulus bonariensis   107
46. Convolvulus demissus   108
47. Convolvulus schulzei   110
48. Convolvulus laciniatus   110
49. Convolvulus hermanniae   112
49a. Convolvulus hermanniae subsp. hermanniae   112
49b. Convolvulus hermanniae subsp. erosus   113
50. Convolvulus montanus   114
51. Convolvulus incisodentatus   114
52. Convolvulus crenatifolius   115
52a. Convolvulus crenatifolius subsp. crenatifolius   115
52b. Convolvulus crenatifolius subsp. montevidensis   116
53. Convolvulus lilloi   117
54. Convolvulus ensifolius   118
55. Convolvulus hasslerianus   118

Species 56–69. Australasian species   119
56. Convolvulus microsepalus   119
57. Convolvulus graminetinus   120
58. Convolvulus remotus   120
59. Convolvulus crispifolius   121
60. Convolvulus eyreanus   122
61. Convolvulus clementii   122
62. Convolvulus tedmoorei   123
63. Convolvulus recurvatus   123
63a. Convolvulus recurvatus subsp. recurvatus   124
63b. Convolvulus recurvatus subsp. nullarborensis   124
64. Convolvulus wimmerensis   124
65. Convolvulus erubescens   125
66. Convolvulus angustissimus   125
67. Convolvulus fractosaxosus   127
68. Convolvulus verecundus   128
69. Convolvulus waitaha   128

Species 70–85. Old World species with petiolate leaves not markedly hastate or sagittate at base   128
70. Convolvulus leiocalycinus   129
70a. Convolvulus leiocalycinus Boiss. var. leiocalycinus   129
70b. Convolvulus leiocalycinus var. retrosepalus   131
71. Convolvulus dryadum   132
72. Convolvulus persicus   132
73. Convolvulus maireanus   133
74. Convolvulus lanjouwii   133
75. Convolvulus rectangularis   135
76. Convolvulus massonii   135
77. Convolvulus canariensis   136
78. Convolvulus volubilis   137
79. Convolvulus lopezsocasii   138
80. Convolvulus sp. A   138
81. Convolvulus fruticulosus   138
81a. Convolvulus fruticulosus subsp. fruticulosus   139
81b. Convolvulus fruticulosus subsp. glandulosus   140
82. Convolvulus fernandesii   140
83. Convolvulus valentinus   141
84. Convolvulus sabatius   142
84a. Convolvulus sabatius subsp. sabatius   142
84b. Convolvulus sabatius subsp. mauritanicus   143
85. Convolvulus supinus   143
85a. Convolvulus supinus var. supinus   145
85b. Convolvulus supinus var. melliflorus   145

Species 86–92. Annuals with blue or bluish flowers   146
86. Convolvulus gharbensis   146
87. Convolvulus siculus   147
87a. Convolvulus siculus subsp. siculus   147
87b. Convolvulus siculus subsp. elongatus   149
87a × 91. Convolvulus × beguinotii   150
88. Convolvulus pentapetaloides   150
89. Convolvulus meonanthus   151
90. Convolvulus tricolor   152
90a. Convolvulus tricolor subsp. tricolor   152
90b. Convolvulus tricolor subsp. cupanianus   153
91. Convolvulus humilis   154
92. Convolvulus simulans   155

Species 93–107. Red Sea group   155
93. Convolvulus rhyniospermus   156
94. Convolvulus capituliferus   158
94a. Convolvulus capituliferus subsp. capituliferus   158
94b. Convolvulus capituliferus subsp. foliaceus   159
95. Convolvulus jefferyi   159
96. Convolvulus stenocladus   160
97. Convolvulus bidrensis   160
98. Convolvulus vollesenii   161
99. Convolvulus subspathulatus   161
100. Convolvulus virgatus   161
100a. Convolvulus virgatus var. virgatus   162
100b. Convolvulus virgatus var. subaphyllus   162
101. Convolvulus glomeratus   162
101a. Convolvulus glomeratus var. glomeratus   163
101b. Convolvulus glomeratus var. sachalitarum   164
102. Convolvulus oppositifolius   165
103. Convolvulus scopulatus   165
104. Convolvulus hystrix   166
104a. Convolvulus hystrix subsp. hystrix   166
104b. Convolvulus hystrix subsp. ruspolii   167
104c. Convolvulus hystrix subsp. inermis   167
105. Convolvulus socotranus   168
106. Convolvulus kossmatii   168
107. Convolvulus semhaensis   169

Species 108–131. Mostly Middle Eastern species with a fastigiate habit   169
108. Convolvulus verdcourtianus   170
109. Convolvulus trabutianus   170
110. Convolvulus rottlerianus   172
110a. Convolvulus rottlerianus subsp. rottlerianus   172
110b. Convolvulus rottlerianus subsp. stocksii   173
111. Convolvulus prostratus   173
112. Convolvulus pilosellifolius   176
112a. Convolvulus pilosellifolius var. pilosellifolius   177
112b. Convolvulus pilosellifolius var. linearifolius   178
113. Convolvulus chondrilloides   178
113a. Convolvulus chondrilloides var. chondrilloides   179
113b. Convolvulus chondrilloides var. burzianus   179
114. Convolvulus sericophyllus   179
115. Convolvulus grantii   180
116. Convolvulus sarmentosus   180
117. Convolvulus hildebrandtii   181
118. Convolvulus peninsularis   182
119. Convolvulus leptocladus   182
120. Convolvulus erinaceus   184
121. Convolvulus hamadae   185
122. Convolvulus subsericeus   186
123. Convolvulus divaricatus   187
124. Convolvulus tujuntauensis   187
125. Convolvulus eremophilus   189
126. Convolvulus lindbergii   191
127. Convolvulus sarothrocladus   191
128. Convolvulus kurdistanicus   192
129. Convolvulus koieanus   192
130. Convolvulus gracillimus   192
131. Convolvulus pseudocantabrica    193
131a. Convolvulus pseudocantabrica subsp. pseudocantabrica   193
131b. Convolvulus pseudocantabrica subsp. askabadensis   194

Species 132–171. Old World undershrubs with sericeous leaves   194
132. Convolvulus ammannii   195
133. Convolvulus xanthopotamicus   195
134. Convolvulus grigorjevii   196
135. Convolvulus krauseanus   196
136. Convolvulus tragacanthoides   197
137. Convolvulus spinifer   197
138. Convolvulus fruticosus   199
139. Convolvulus gortschakovii   200
140. Convolvulus spinosus   201
141. Convolvulus argyracanthus   201
142. Convolvulus acanthocladus   202
143. Convolvulus iranicus   202
144. Convolvulus urosepalus   204
145. Convolvulus turrillianus   205
146. Convolvulus cantabrica   205
147. Convolvulus aucheri   207
148. Convolvulus schirazianus   207
149. Convolvulus commutatus   209
150. Convolvulus elymaiticus   209
151. Convolvulus calvertii   210
151a. Convolvulus calvertii subsp. calvertii   210
151b. Convolvulus calvertii subsp. ruprechtii   211
152. Convolvulus sericocephalus   212
153. Convolvulus holosericeus   213
153a. Convolvulus holosericeus subsp. holosericeus   213
153b. Convolvulus holosericeus subsp. macrocalycinus   213
154. Convolvulus boissieri   214
154a. Convolvulus boissieri subsp. boissieri   214
154b. Convolvulus boissieri subsp. compactus   214
154b × 153a. Convolvulus × turcicus   215
154b × 153b. Convolvulus × peshmenii   215
154b × 157c. Convolvulus × pseudocompactus   216
155. Convolvulus suendermannii   216
156. Convolvulus lineatus   217
157 × 158a. Convolvulus × cyprius   218
157. Convolvulus oleifolius   219
157a. Convolvulus oleifolius var. oleifolius   219
157b. Convolvulus oleifolius var. pumilus   220
157c. Convolvulus oleifolius var. angustifolius   220
158. Convolvulus argyrothamnos   220
159. Convolvulus mazicum   221
160. Convolvulus phrygius   221
161. Convolvulus libanoticus   223
162. Convolvulus assyricus   224
163. Convolvulus cataonicus   224
164. Convolvulus carduchorum   226
165. Convolvulus lanuginosus   227
166. Convolvulus cneorum   228
166a. Convolvulus cneorum var. cneorum   228
166b. Convolvulus cneorum var. latifolius   229
167. Convolvulus dorycnium   229
167a. Convolvulus dorycnium subsp. dorycnium   229
167b. Convolvulus dorycnium subsp. oxysepalus   230
167c. Convolvulus dorycnium subsp. subhirsutus   230
168. Convolvulus tschimganicus   231
169. Convolvulus caput-medusae   231
170. Convolvulus scoparius   231
170 ×171. Convolvulus × despreauxii   232
171. Convolvulus floridus   233

Species 172–190. Mostly villous undershrubs with flowers in capitulae   234
172. Convolvulus oxyphyllus   234
172a. Convolvulus oxyphyllus subsp. oxyphyllus   234
172b. Convolvulus oxyphyllus subsp. oxycladus   235
173. Convolvulus hamrinensis   235
174. Convolvulus kotschyanus   236
175. Convolvulus pyrrotrichus   237
176. Convolvulus lanatus   238
177. Convolvulus secundus   239
178. Convolvulus spicatus   241
179. Convolvulus jordanensis   241
180. Convolvulus schimperi   244
181. Convolvulus cephalopodus   244
181a. Convolvulus cephalopodus subsp. cephalopodus   245
181b. Convolvulus cephalopodus subsp. bushiricus   245
182. Convolvulus euphraticus   246
183. Convolvulus asyrensis   246
184. Convolvulus aitchisonii    247
185. Convolvulus reticulatus    248
185a. Convolvulus reticulatus subsp. reticulatus   248
185b. Convolvulus reticulatus subsp. waltherioides   248
186. Convolvulus stapfii   249
187. Convolvulus cephalophorus   249
188. Convolvulus oxysepalus   250
189. Convolvulus ulicinus   250
190. Convolvulus scindicus   251

Excluded and poorly understood species   251
Acknowledgements   254
References   255
Index of names   273

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By: John RI Wood(Author), Bethany RM Williams(Author), Thomas C Mitchell(Author), Mark A Carine(Author), David J Harris(Author), Robert W Scotland(Author)
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