Convolvulus farinosus L.

Liseron (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Convolvulus

Characteristics

Herbaceous perennial. Stems many, long, slender, weak, climbing or prostrate and usually branched, pubescent or farinose-puberulous, younger shoots often silvery. Leaves usually cordate-deltoid or sagittate, acute with terminal mucro, rarely obtuse, subentire to irregularly and shallowly crenate, herbaceous drying membranous, glabrous above except when young, glabrous or somewhat pubescent beneath, distinctly net-veined; basal sinus broad, basal auricles rounded or pointed, sometimes with a few teeth; very rarely leaves with additional triangular lobes above basal auricles; blade 40-120 mm x 30-90 mm; petiole up to 65 mm long, finely and densely pubescent. Peduncles as long as, or longer than subtending petiole, finely pubescent, subumbellately 1-6-flowered; bracts minute, linear or lanceolate, pubescent; pedicels short. Sepals unequal, oblong or elliptic (outer ones) to suborbicular (inner ones), much imbricate, acute or obtuse with terminal mucro, 6-8 mm long; 2 outer ones somewhat pubescent; 3 inner ones less pubescent to almost glabrous and wider. Corolla funnel-shaped, white, very pale pink or very pale pinkish mauve, 12-15 mm long; lobes short, tube rather narrow; midpetaline areas hairy towards obtuse, mucronate tips of lobes. Stamens bearing short thick lateral papillae in their dilated basal portions; anthers dirty purple. Ovary glabrous. Capsule subglobose, shortly apiculate, glabrous, 5-8 mm wide, pale brown. Seeds usually 4, subtrigonous, 3.5-4.0 mm long, black, scabridulous-rugose.
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Perennial; stems twining or prostrate, long-pubescent, velvety silky when young.. Leaf-blade triangular-ovate or ovate, rarely lanceolate, up to 6(–7.5) cm. long and 3.8(–4.5) cm. wide, obtuse, acute or apiculate at the apex, subsagittate or cordate at the base, ± shallowly crenate, shortly pubescent; petiole up to 4.5 cm. long.. Inflorescence 1–6-flowered; peduncle up to 4.5(–6) cm. long; pedicels up to 1.5 cm. long; bracts minute.. Sepals ovate-orbicular, ovate or elliptic, 6–7(–9) mm. long, 3–4.5 (–5) mm. wide, acute, ± coriaceous; outer often pubescent all over; inner pubescent in middle only, or all sepals only ciliate, often purplish at the tips.. Corolla white or tinged pinkish-purple, 11 (–16) mm. long, shortly lobed, pubescent at the tips.. Capsule 5–8 mm. in diameter, globose, pale brown.. Seeds globose, subtrigonous, black, 3.5–4 mm. long, 2.5 mm. wide.
Herbaceous perennial. Stems long, climbing or prostrate, pubescent, silvery when young. Leaves cordate-deltoid or sagittate, margins subentire to crenate, sinus broad, basal auricles 40-120 mm long, ± glabrous; petioles up to 65 mm long. Peduncles ± 65 mm long, 1-6-flowered; bracts minute; pedicels short. Sepals unequal, oblong to suborbicular, 6-8 mm long. Corolla funnel-shaped, white to pale pink, 12-15 mm long; midpetaline areas hairy. Flowering time all year. Fruit a subglobose capsule, 5-8 mm wide, pale brown. Seeds 4, ± 3-angled, 3.5-4.0 mm long, black, rough.
Leaf lamina triangular-ovate or ovate, rarely lanceolate, 3–11 × 3·8–6 cm., obtuse, acute or apiculate at the apex, subsagittate or cordate at the base, subentire to irregularly and shallowly crenate, herbaceous, drying membranous, glabrous above except when young, glabrous or more or less pubescent beneath and with distinct reticulate venation; basal sinus broad, basal auricles rounded or pointed, sometimes with a few teeth (very rarely leaves with additional triangular lobes above the basal auricles); petiole up to 6·5 cm. long.
Perennial herb. Stems procumbent or twining, pubescent or farinose-puberulous, younger shoots often silvery. Leaves with blade ovate to deltoid, 40-120 x 30-90 mm, base cordate, apex acute with mucro, margins shallowly and irregularly toothed. Flowers: subumbellately 1-6-flowered; calyx lobes oblong or elliptic to suborbicular, apices acute or obtuse with terminal mucro; corolla 12-14 mm long, lobes rounded to obtuse, white, very pale pink or pale pinkish mauve; Jan.-Dec. Fruit a subglobose, glabrous capsule, 5-8 mm in diameter.
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are long and twining. The leaf blades are oval or triangle shaped. They are alternate. The leaf stalk is 7 cm long. The leaf blade is 3-11 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The flowering stems are in the axils of leaves and stalks are 6 cm long. They are tube shaped and narrow. The fruit are round capsules 5-8 mm across. There are usually 4 seeds. They are round or 3 sided and black.
Twining or prostrate perennial herb. Stems pubescent or farinose-puberulous. Leaf lamina triangular-ovate Rarely lanceolate; subsagittate or cordate at base; subentire to irregularly and shallowly crenate. Inflorescence sub-umbellate, 1-6-flowered; peduncle up to 60 mm long. Corolla 10-15 mm long. Flowers white, very pale pink or pinkish purple.
Sepals unequal, ovate-circular, ovate or elliptic, 5–9 × 3–5 mm., acute, more or less coriaceous, outer often pubescent all over; inner pubescent in the middle only, or all sepals ciliate, often purplish at the apices.
Corolla white, very pale pink or pinkish-purple, 10–15 mm. long, shortly lobed, pubescent at the apices and the midpetaline areas, with the tube rather narrow, the lobes shortly mucronate at the apices.
Thinly hairy, often silvery, perennial climber to 3 m. Leaves deltoid or sagittate, often toothed. Flowers white to mauve, sepals 6-8 mm long, acute, corolla 12-15 mm long.
Inflorescence subumbellate, 1–6 flowered; peduncle up to 6 cm. long, finely pubescent; pedicels up to 1·5 cm. long; bracts minute.
Stems many, long and slender, twining or prostrate, pubescent or farinose-puberulous, the younger shoots often silvery.
Seeds usually 4, subtrigonous, black, scabridulous-rugose.
Capsule subglobose, shortly apiculate, glabrous.
Herbaceous perennial.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in grassland between 1,000-2,600 m above sea level.
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Upland grasslands and in cultivated areas, at elevations from 1,300-2,600 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young leaves are cooked and eaten. They are often mixed with other vegetables.
Uses environmental use food food additive gene source medicinal
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Habit

Convolvulus farinosus habit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Convolvulus farinosus leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Convolvulus farinosus leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Convolvulus farinosus leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Convolvulus farinosus flower picture by jim Seychelles (cc-by-sa)
Convolvulus farinosus flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Convolvulus farinosus flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Convolvulus farinosus world distribution map, present in Botswana, Congo, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mexico, Mozambique, Malawi, Portugal, Réunion, Rwanda, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266193-1
WFO ID wfo-0001297614
COL ID XZ5L
BDTFX ID 125252
INPN ID 706075
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Synonyms

Convolvulus variegatus sa'ad Convolvulus micranthus Convolvulus sprengelii Podaletra farinosa Convolvulus hilsenbergianus Convolvulus cordifolius Convolvulus penicillatus Convolvulus quinqueflorus Convolvulus schweinfurthii Convolvulus farinosus