Convolvulus tricolor L.

General Appearance

Convolvulus tricolor L., it is an annual herb, up to 15-30 (-60) cm tall. Stem thick, angular, brown-pubescent. Leaves sessile, 24-44 mm long, obovate to oblanceolate, obtuse to subacute, glabrous to sparsely hairy on the upper surface, brown-villous on the lower. Flowers solitary, axillary, bracteate, bracts linear, brown-villous. Sepals 6-8 mm long, patent-villous, constricted about the middle, the upper portion ovate to lanceolate, acute, green, the lower convex colorless. Corolla 20 mm long, the limb blue, throat yellow, margined with white, villous on the folds outside but the tube glabrous. Ovary pubescent. Capsule pubescent.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

ES+MED. The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. & Central Medit. to Mauritania.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Reported from Tripoli by Durand & Barratte, Pampanini and Keith

Benghazi Plain: Reported from Benghazi by Durand & Barratte, Pampanini and Keith

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Reported from Shahat by Durand & Barratte, Pampanini and Keith Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Haboon 2015 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019

Marmarica Plateau: Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2004

Fezzan area: Reported from Fezzan (Sebha) by Durand & Barratte, Pampanini, Corti and Keith

Notes

Wild in Libya, usually grows in dry open habitat.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267127-1

Link of images: https://atlas-sahara.org/Convolvulaceae/Convolvulus%20tricolor/Convolvulus%20tricolor.html, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=4224, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_convolvulustricolor.php

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267127-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/267127-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001296635, https://www.gbif.org/species/7162908, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/139894/convolvulus-tricolor-l, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CONV/Convolvulus_tricolor.php, https://atlas-sahara.org/Convolvulaceae/Convolvulus%20tricolor/Convolvulus%20tricolor.html, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=4224, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_convolvulustricolor.php, https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/convolvulus-tricolor/?lang=en

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. 18.

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

Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1

An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط

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).

El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292919013_Checklist_of_the_Flora_of_Wadi_Haboonat_AI_Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboonat AI Jabal AI Akhdar. 2015

Le Houerou H.N. (2004) Plant diversity in Marmarica (Libya and Egypt). A catalogue of the vascular plants reported with their biology, distribution, frequency, usage, economic potential, habitat, and main ecological features, with an extensive bibliography. Candollea. 59:259–308. https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/HN-le-Houerou-62785096

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).