Convolvulus pentapetaloides L.

Category: Herb
Family: Convolvulaceae

General Appearance

Convolvulus pentapetaloides L. , it is an annual herb, up to (5-) 15-30 cm tall, ± densely appressed-puberulus. Leaves sessile, radical leaves oblanceolate or spathulate, cauline leaves linear-lanceolate. Pedicel as long as the sepals. Sepals not divided into distinct regions, ovate oblong 4 x 3 mm, scarious, glabrous, obtuse and mucronate. Corolla 8-10 mm long, blue distally, and yellow proximally. Ovary glabrous, style stout, small. Stigmas cylindrical, 2.5 times as long as the style. Capsule sub globose, glabrous. Seeds brown tuberculate.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

MED+IT. The native range of this species is Medit. to Iran.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Reported from Cyrenaica (Al Merj, Al-Merj plain, et Gatares, Shahat, Wadi El Urf.) by Pampanini and Keith   Wadi Zaza 2003

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. 18.

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

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawharihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط

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