Convolvulus siculus

Convolvulus siculus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Convolvuleae
Genus: Convolvulus
Species: Convolvulus siculus
Subspecies: C. s. subsp. elongatus – C. s. subsp. siculus

Name

Convolvulus siculus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 156 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Convolvulus ovatus Moench, Methodus: 450 (1794), nom. superfl.
  • Convolvulus parviflorus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 125 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Symethus siculus (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 83 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote), Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo). Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 156. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Convolvulus siculus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Convolvulus siculus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Convolvulus siculus. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Convolvulus siculus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Sizilianische Winde
English: Small Blue Bindweed
español: Corruguelita azul

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