Convolvulus maireanus Pamp.

General Appearance

Convolvulus maireanus Pamp., it is a scrambling perennial twining herb, branching from the base. Stems quadrangular. Leaves chartaceous, ovate to ovate-oblong, 25-60 (-70) x 20-50 (-55) mm, acute and mucronulate, base cordate-sagittate, crenate, entire or dentate, slightly sericeous, pinnately nerved. Flowers crowded at the top of the long, axillary, peduncles, exceeding the leaves. Pedicels as long as the calyx. Calyx densely appressed-puberulous. Sepals 9 mm long, slightly unequal, convex, obovate, obtuse & mucronulate, the inner ones with narrow scarious margins. Corolla white 28-40 mm long. Style filiform. Stigmas cylindrical-clavate (stigmas of the central flower always 3-lobed).

Life Form

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Phytochoria

Endemic. The native range of this species is NE. Libya.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Reported from Cyrenaica (Tolmeta, Tamimi) by Pampanini & Pichi·Serrnolli, Park. and Others. Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Gebel Akhder 2009 Wadi Al-Agar 2017 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2021

Notes

Wild in Libya, endemic to Cyrenaica.

species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266523-1

Link of images: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266523-1

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266523-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/266523-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000155939, https://www.gbif.org/species/3676701, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/139837/convolvulus-maireanus-pamp

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Convolvulaceae Vol. (45) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 10.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

Mohamed, A.H., Mosallam, H.A., Sergwa, S.S., Gibreel, M.A. (2021) Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Egypt. J. Bot., Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 191-201 (2021) https://ejbo.journals.ekb.eg/article_119404.html

Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. 2021

El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

Al-Aib, M.A., El- Sherif, M., Al-Hamedi, R.I. (2017) Floristic and ecological investigation of Wadi Al-Agar in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya, Science & its applications 5:1 (2017) 57-61. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib

Floristic and ecological investigation of Wadi Al-Agar in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2017-مضغوط

El-Darier, S.M. & El-Mogaspi, F.M. (2009) Ethno botany and Relative Importance of Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya). World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 5 (3): 353-360, 2009 ISSN 1817-3047, IDOSI Publications, 2009. http://www.idosi.org/wjas/wjas5(3)/16.pdf

Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya) 2009

Al-Hamadi R.I. (1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).