6973.000 Evolvulus L.

Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022) Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs, not twining. Leaves simple, entire, usually ± sessile. Inflorescences of axillary, 1-few-flowered cymes. Sepals subequal. Corolla broadly funnel-shaped. Stamens 5. Ovary ovoid or spherical, 1-2-locular. Styles 2, quite or almost separate, each style forked for about half its length. Capsule 2-4-valved. Seeds 4 or fewer, glabrous.

Worldwide: 98 species in warm and tropical America; 2 extending to the Old World.

Rwanda: 2 taxa.

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alsinoides (L.) L. var. alsinoides Description, Image
nummularius (L.) L.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Evolvulus:

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Flora of Botswana: Evolvulus
Flora of Burundi: Evolvulus
Flora of Caprivi: Evolvulus
Flora of the DRC: Evolvulus
Flora of Malawi: Evolvulus
Flora of Mozambique: Evolvulus
Flora of Zambia: Evolvulus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Evolvulus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Evolvulus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Evolvulus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Evolvulus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Evolvulus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Evolvulus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Evolvulus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Evolvulus
JSTOR Plant Science: Evolvulus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Evolvulus
Plants of the World Online: Evolvulus
Tropicos: Evolvulus
Wikipedia: Evolvulus

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