Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus

Convolvulus hildebrandtii Vatke

First published in Linnaea 43: 519 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia, Socotra. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
N2, near “Wodderie”, Hildebrandt 884 (B holo., destroyed, BM iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Perennial erect herb, 0.3–0.7 m tall; stem villous towards the base with 2–3 mm long spreading hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves crowded towards the base of the stem, narrowly oblanceolate, up to 25 x 4 mm, villous with long hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Cymes 1–2-flowered; peduncles up to 8 cm long, sparsely appressed pubescent; pedicels 2–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ovate-acuminate, 2.5–3 mm long, sparsely strigose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 8–9 mm long, midpetaline areas strigose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule c. 5 mm in diam., glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds glabrous, black.
Distribution
N2 only known from type collection.
Ecology
Near sea level.
Note
According to Vatke (1882) the basal leaves may be up to 1.3 cm wide and have up to 2 cm long petioles, but this cannot be seen on the isotype at BM. In Cuf. Enum.: 737 (1961), C. filipes Balf. f. is cited as a synonym of C. hildebrandtii. However, C. filipes is clearly distinct from C. hildebrandtii and endemic to Socotra.
[FSOM]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44876/10957254

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0