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
Phytochoria
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
Notes
Wild in Libya.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266734-1
Link of images: https://www.maltawildplants.com/CONV/Convolvulus_pentapetaloides.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CONPEN/, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Convolvulus+pentapetaloides, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=2259
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266734-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/266734-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000156027, https://www.gbif.org/species/3680364, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/139848/convolvulus-pentapetaloides-l, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CONV/Convolvulus_pentapetaloides.php, https://www.cretanflora.com/Convolvulus%20pentapetaloides.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CONPEN/, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Convolvulus+pentapetaloides, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=2259, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolvulus_pentapetaloides
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-Gawhari, https://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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