Evolvulus tenuis Mart. ex Choisy

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs, sometimes suffruticose; stems erect to ascending, densely pubescent with long trichomes. Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, 1.5-3.5 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, acute to acuminate apically, acute basally, pubescent to glabrate. Flowers on peduncles mostly equaling or longer than leaves; sepals lanceolate, acuminate, 2.5-3 mm long, pubescent; corollas blue to white, 10-15 mm broad. Fruits globose to ovoid, glabrous; seeds not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Images

Leaf

Evolvulus tenuis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Evolvulus tenuis world distribution map, present in Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:268170-1
WFO ID wfo-0001296859
COL ID 3DJ5L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629724
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Synonyms

Convolvulus tenuis Evolvulus tenuis Evolvulus tenuis subsp. eu-tenuis

Lower taxons

Evolvulus tenuis var. cinereus Evolvulus tenuis var. tenuis