Convolvulus supinus Coss. & Kralik

General Appearance

Convolvulus supinus Coss. & Kralik, it is a densely villous, suffrutescent herb, up to 10-35 cm tall. Branches flowering in the upper half. Leaves 9-15 x 4-7 mm, ovate or lanceolate, acute or mucronulate, base sub cordate, entire, villous. Flowers 1-3 in axillary monochasial cymes with peduncles exceeding the leaves. Pedicel half as long as the calyx. Sepals 8-11 mm, densely villous, green above colourless below, 3 mm wide, convex ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. Corolla 20-25 mm, white with hairy bands on the outside. Capsule sub globose, 5 mm long and wide, glabrous or with few hairs at the top, 4-seeded. Seeds black, 3 x 2 mm tuberculated.

Life Form

H

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is N. Africa to W. Sahara.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Wadi Al-Atal 1975

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005 Misruata 2008

Sirte Plains: Bu-Njim, Weshka, (27,5 km) from Weshka 1975 (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Wadi Soofejeen 2017 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Benghazi Plain: Wadi El-Ghattara 2010

Jabal Nafusa: (8 km) W. Khoms 1967 Omm El-Ramal, Kabau 1974 Yefren, between Shakshuk and Qaser Alhaj, Tarhuna 1975 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Terghlat) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Valley Jarjr-oma 2013

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

Al-Qibla area: Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Notes

Wild in Libya, in sandy and gravelly soils and calcareous rocks.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267079-1

Link of images: https://atlas-sahara.org/Convolvulaceae/Convolvulus%20supinus/Convolvulus%20supinus.html, http://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Convolvulaceae/Convolvulus_supinus.htm

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267079-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/267079-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000156193, https://www.gbif.org/species/3677253, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/139884/convolvulus-supinus-coss-kralik, https://atlas-sahara.org/Convolvulaceae/Convolvulus%20supinus/Convolvulus%20supinus.html. http://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Convolvulaceae/Convolvulus_supinus.htm https://africanplants.senckenberg.de/item/9692

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. 14.

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

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El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341306643_Floristic_Study_and_Species_Diverisy_of_Msallata-Garaboulli_Province_in_Libya

Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020

Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar

Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. 2020

Beit Al-Mal, A. G. & El-Hadar, I. A. (2018) An analytical study of vegetation (Case Study: Targhalat, Tarhouna Municipality, Libya.Special issue of the second annual conference on theories and applications Basic and Biological Sciences. 1 September 2018.

دراسة تحليلية للغطاء النباتي (حالة دراسية – ترغلات – بلدية ترهةنة-ليبيا) 2018

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371282756_altrf_ly_alanwa_alnbatyt_lmnatq_wady_kam_whsrha_wthdyd_ashkal_nmwha

التعرف على الانواع النباتية لمناطق وادي كعام وحصرها وتحديد أشكال نموها. 2017 .

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf

Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2013

Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic).

Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wz8jpkIAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ALTsoucAAAAJ&hl=en, https://journals.uob.edu.ly/index.php/sjuob/issue/view/71

Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. 2010

Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic).

Al-Aib, M. A. and El-Shakhy, N. O. (2008) Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte). Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, Vol.102, Issue 3: 241-25. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343655187_Weed_Flora_of_Great_Man-Made_River_Agriculture_Project_Sirte

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008).

Al-Shif, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic).

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

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