Convolvulus lanatus Vahl , it is a woody-based, densely lanate-tomentose, greyish shurbs. Stem erect or ascending, 10–40 cm, branched from the base, especially old branches spinulose in winter period. Leaves eliptic, lanceolate or oblanceolate-elliptic, 7–25 × 5-10 mm, slightly acute, smooth at margins, cuneate at base, sessile, lanate-tomentose; lower leaves sphatulate or oblanceolate-eliptic, 5-65 × 3-12 mm, obtuse or slightly acute, attenuate at base. Inflorescence axillary, 2-15 flowered cymes; flowers sessile; peduncle 5–25 mm or wanting. Bracts broadly ovate to eliptic-lanceolate, 10-12 × 6-8 mm, acute, tomentose. Bracteoles similar to bracts, ovate, 8-10 × 4-6 mm. Sepals acuminate, villose, erect at flowering and fruiting period; outer sepals eliptic-ovate, 8.5-10 × 3.5-4.5 mm. Middle sepals elliptic-lanceolate, 8-8.5 × 2-2.5 mm. Inner sepals elliptic-lanceolate, 7.5-8 × 2-2.5 mm. Corolla white, 17-25 mm long; bands densely hairy; petals pubescent at the apex. Filaments entire at margin, 4-10 mm. Anthers sagittate with retuse apex, 2 mm long. Ovary ovate, 0.75 × 0.5 mm, glabrous. Style 4-4.5 mm, glabrous. Stigma 5-5.5 mm, slightly longer than style. Capsule eliptic-ovate, shorter than calyx, 4-4.5 × 3-3.5 mm, glabrous, with 2 locule, 2-3 seeded; pericarp coriaceous, fragile. Seeds eliptic-ovate, 2.5-3 × 1.5-2 mm, dark brown or black, undulate.
Leave a Reply