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Evolvulus alsinoides

(L.) L. (1762)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Evolvulus

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Herbs perennial.

Stems: Stems several to numerous, prostrate or ascending, slender, with appressed and spreading hairs.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Petiolate or subsessile, 0.7-2.5 cm x 5-10 mm.

Flowers: Cymes 1- to few flowered; peduncles filiform, 2.5-3.5 cm; bracts linear-subulate to linear-lanceolate, 1.5-4 mm. Flowers perfect. Sepals lanceolate, 3-4 mm, villous. Corolla rotate, 7-10 mm in diam. Stamens included; filaments filiform, adnate to base of corolla tube. Ovary superior, glabrous. Styles 2, free.

Fruit: Capsules globose; 4-valved. Seeds 4 or fewer; black; smooth.

Ploidy: 2n = 26

Habitat:

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Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (71)

Breweria alsinoides (L.) Merr. (1917)
Convolvulus alsinoides L. (1753)
Convolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus linifolius L. (1756)
Convolvulus valerianoides Blanco (1837)
Evolvulus acapulcensis Willd. ex Schult. (1820)
Evolvulus adscendens House (1906)
Evolvulus albiflorus M.Martens & Galeotti (1845)
Evolvulus alsinoides f. albiflorus Kuntze (1898)
Evolvulus alsinoides f. coeruleus Kuntze (1898)
Evolvulus alsinoides f. lactiflorus Kuntze (1898)
Evolvulus alsinoides f. rotundifolius Yamam. (1925)
Evolvulus alsinoides f. viridis Kuntze (1891)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. acapulcensis (Willd. ex Schult.) Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. adscendens (House) Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. angustifolius Torr. (1859)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. argenteus (R.Br.) Domin (1928)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. choisyanus Meisn. (1869)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. debilis (Kunth) Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens (R.Br.) Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. erectus Schweinf. (1867)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. glaber Baker (1904)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. grisebachianus Meisn. (1869)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirsutus (Lam.) Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirticaulis Torr. (1859)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. incanus Kuntze (1898)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. javanicus (Blume) Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. linifolius (L.) Kuntze (1891)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. linnaeanus Meisn. (1869)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. normalis Kuntze (1891)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. philippinensis Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. procumbens Schweinf. (1867)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. rotundifolius Hayata ex Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. sericeus Benth. (1868)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. thymoides Hallier f. (1899)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. typicus Domin (1928)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosicalyx Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosissimus Fenzl ex Hallier f. (1893)
Evolvulus alsinoides var. wallichii Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus angustifolius Roxb. (1832)
Evolvulus argenteus R.Br. (1810)
Evolvulus azureus Vahl ex Schumach. & Thonn. (1827)
Evolvulus boninensis F.Maek. & Tuyama (1938)
Evolvulus chinensis Choisy (1837)
Evolvulus debilis Kunth (1819)
Evolvulus decumbens R.Br. (1810)
Evolvulus diffusus Chapm. (1860)
Evolvulus filiformis Willd. ex Steud. (1840)
Evolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1850)
Evolvulus gracillimus Miq. (1857)
Evolvulus heterophyllus Labill. (1824)
Evolvulus hirsutulus Choisy (1837)
Evolvulus hirsutus Lam. (1792)
Evolvulus javanicus Blume (1826)
Evolvulus lanceifolius Span. (1841)
Evolvulus linifolius (L.) L. (1762)
Evolvulus linifolius var. grandiflorus Bolle (1861)
Evolvulus microphyllus M.Martens & Galeotti (1845)
Evolvulus modestus Hance (1852)
Evolvulus natalensis Sond. (1850)
Evolvulus pilosissimus M.Martens & Galeotti (1845)
Evolvulus procumbens Montrouz. (1860)
Evolvulus pseudoincanus Span. (1841)
Evolvulus pudicus Hance (1852)
Evolvulus pumilus Span. (1835)
Evolvulus ramiflorus Bojer ex Choisy (1845)
Evolvulus ramulosus M.E.Jones (1929)
Evolvulus sinicus Miq. (1861)
Evolvulus tenuis subsp. yucatanensis Ooststr. (1934)
Evolvulus villosus R.Br. (1810)
Evolvulus yemensis Deflers (1889)

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 392 (1762)

Other References

Oppenheimer 2004:10 (NEWNAT/WM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Evolvulus alsinoides W Maui, Lahaina District, Launiupoko, 2 ridges N of Launiupoko Valley Growing on dry ridgetop. Common in exposed areas of degraded Dodonaea dry shrubland. Preserved_Specimen Flowers purple with green center; sepals & petals 5, actinomorphic, stamens 5; stigma cleft. Oppenheimer, H.L. 30209 Maui BISH 2002-03-03
2 Evolvulus alsinoides W Maui, Launiupoko, ridge N of Valley In dry shrubland. Preserved_Specimen Densely branched plant 8-10 inches tall by 2 feet across. Hobdy, R.W. 4242 Maui BISH 2006-01-23
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