Convolvulus farinosus
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Convolvulus farinosus is a kind ofplantfrom the genus of the bindweed ( Convolvulus ) in the family of the bindweed family(Convolvulaceae).
description
Convolvulus farinosus is a perennial plant whose thin, twisting and herbaceous stems can be up to 100 cm long. The plants have a pressed down, downy hair. The leaves are stalked, triangular-egg-shaped, arrow-shaped and notched on the edge.
The inflorescence stalks are in the armpits, are usually as long as the bracts and have one to three (rarely up to five) flowers . The sepals are pointed to prickly. The crown is about 10 mm long and pink in color.
Distribution and locations
The species is distributed from Eritrea to southern Africa and is also found in Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula. However, it grows as a neophyte in the Azores and near Lisbon in hedges.
literature
- TG Tutin, VH Heywood, NA Burges, DM Moore, DH Valentine, SM Walters, DA Webb (Eds.): Flora Europaea . Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1972, ISBN 0-521-08489-X , pp. 82 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Convolvulus farinosus. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved November 21, 2017.
