Convolvulus valentinus Cavanilles (1793: 65)

Carine, Mark A. & Robba, Lavinia, 2010, Taxonomy and evolution of the Convolvulus sabatius complex (Convolvulaceae), Phytotaxa 14, pp. 1-21 : 12-13

1. Convolvulus valentinus Cavanilles (1793: 65) .

Holotype: SPAIN. Benitachell, Cavanilles s.n. ( MA!)

Convolvulus suffruticosus Desfontaine (1798: 175) Ξ C. valentinus subsp. suffruticosus (Desf.) Maire in Jahandiez & Maire (1934: 3) Ξ C. valentinus var. suffruticosus (Desf.) Pau & Font Quer in Font Quer (1927: 489). Holotype: ALGERIA. Tlemcen, Desfontaines, s.n. (P!)

Convolvulus valentinus var. oranensis Pomel (1874: 86) . Lectotype (designated by Sa’ad, 1967): ALGERIA. Prov. Oran: Bou-Tléis, Pomel s.n. (AL (n.v.); duplicate MPU!)

Convolvulus valentinus var. melillensis Pau (1911: 6) . Holotype: MOROCCO. Molilk ribanadas del rio, Pau, s.n, ( MA!)

Convolvulus suffruticosus f. angustifolius Maire (1938: 29) . Holotype: MOROCCO. Aïn Tellout , Henry, 6-462, 5 May 1936 (MPU!).

Convolvulus valentinus subsp. euvalentinus Maire in Jahandiez & Maire (1934: 3), nom. non rite public.

Convolvulus valentinus var. typicus Maire in Jahandiez & Maire (1934: 3), nom. non rite public.

Convolvulus valentinus f. albiflorus Sauvage & Vindt (1954: 2) , nom. nud.

Convolvulus suffruticosus f. valdepilosus Sennen & Mauricio (1933: 79) , nom. nud.

Convolvulus suffruticosus var. debilis Sennen & Mauricio (1933: 79) , nom. nud.

Convolvulus valentinus f. villosissimus Sennen (1934: 9470) , nom. nud.

Convolvulus valentinus var. transfretanus Pau & Font Quer in Font Quer (1930: 356), nom. nud.

Stems somewhat villous. Leaves with petioles 2–6 mm long; lamina oblong to elliptic, 10–40 mm long × 2–15 mm wide; base cuneate, truncate or rarely attenuate; apices acute or rarely obtuse; sparsely villous on lower leaf surface, glabrous or glabrescent above. Flowers solitary or in pairs. Peduncles 5–35 mm long at anthesis, sparsely villous. Pedicels 5–8(–15) mm long, sparsely villous. Bracteoles lanceolate, 6–12 mm long × 0.5 mm wide, villous. Calyx lobes lanceolate, elliptic or obovate, unequal, 6.5–9.5 mm long × 2–4 mm wide; apices acute, attenuate or rarely rounded with a short attenuate point; villous, often only along the margins and midrib. Corolla 15– 30 mm long, intense blue-lavender to almost white, with a yellow centre. Stamens with filaments 5–7(–9) mm long on the shorter three, 6.5–8(–11) mm long on the longer two, the shorter filaments with stalked glandular hairs for the lower 1/3, the longer pair entirely glabrous; anthers 2–3 mm long on the longer filaments, 1.5–2.5 mm long on the shorter filaments. Ovary narrowly conical, 1–2 mm long, white, glabrous. Style white, 4–6 mm long. Stigma lobes 4–5.5 mm long, equal or nearly equal in length to the style (fig. 2d).

Distribution:— In Spain (Almeria, Alicante [Cabo Nao] and Mallorca [ Marina de Llucmajor and Illa de s’Espartar ; Sáez and Rosselló 2001]), northeastern Morocco (Gareb and Beni Snassen Mountain areas as defined by Valdes et al. (2002)) and northwestern Algeria (Oran Province; fig. 2a).

Habitat:— Growing in dry pastures and disturbed areas, often alongside roads.

Phenology:— Flowering and fruiting April–June.

Conservation:— At a global level, this species meets the criteria for Least Concern ( IUCN 2001). However, in Spain, it exists in a number of small, highly disjunct populations and molecular data suggest that plants from Alicante may be distinct from the rest (fig. 1). In the Balearics, C. valentinus is recognised as critically endangered (Category C2a(ii); Sáez and Roselló 2001)

Other specimens seen:— ALGERIA. Route de Bou Tilelu a Elancon, enc. D'Ozan, d'Alleizette s.n. (94109), April 1918 ( MA) ; Coteaux arides á Lalla-Maghrnia , ouest fe la Prov. d’Oran Bourgeau 80, 14 May 1856 (E); Maghina to Nedroma, Davis 51530, 24 April 1971 ( RNG, BM) ; nr. Maghina , Davis 58995, 9 June 1975 ( BM) ; Tlemcen, Desfontaine 396 (P); Les Lauriers-Roses (Departement d'Oran), Faure s.n., 23 May 1915 ( BM) ; Les Lauriers-Roses (Oran), Faure s.n. (41681), 23 May 1915 ( BC) ; Aïn Tellout , Henry 6-462 5 May 1936 ( MPU) ; O. Bou Tlelis, Pomel s.n. ( MPU) ; Oran, Sennen & Maurico 269, 14 April 1934 ( MA) .

MOROCCO. 49 km W from Oujda on road to Taza, 1 km before road crosses Oued Bourdim. Carine, Ait Lafkih, Rumsey & Rutherford 369, 16 June 2004 ( BM, RNG, IAV) ; Nador: Cap des Trois Fourches , croisement à Farkhana, Acchal, Benabid, Diaz, Diosdado, Santa-Bárbara & Valdés loc. 21/88, 13 April 1988 ( RNG) ; Pico de la Pieneta (Melilla), Arnal s.n. (94105), 13 April 1943 ( MA) ; Gareb: 13 km East from Kariat-Arrkmane on road to Ras-el-Mar., Carine, Ait Lafkih, Rumsey & Rutherford 335, 14 June 2004 ( BM, RNG, IAV) ; Beni Snassen: Gorges de Zegsel , 3 km N. of turning to Grottes du Chameau, Carine, Ait Lafkih, Rumsey & Rutherford 339, 15 June 2004 ( BM, RNG, IAV) ; Gareb: 21 km S of lighthouse at Cap de Trois Fourches on road to Farknana, Carine, Ait Lafkih, Rumsey & Rutherford 330, 13 June 2004 ( BM, RNG, IAV) ; Gareb: 37 km W from Berkane on main road to Zaïo, Carine, Ait Lafkih, Rumsey & Rutherford 337, 15 June 2004 ( BM, RNG, IAV) ; Beni Snassen: Road from Sidi-Bouhouria to Oujda, 3 km SE of Labsabsa, Carine, Ait Lafkih, Rumsey & Rutherford 349, 15 June 2004 ( BM, RNG, IAV) ; R: 10 km E. of Zaio (Nador-Berkane, Davis 51405, 19 April 1971 (E); Oujda : 6 km from Oujda, on the road to Taza, Etlaftski, Mateos & Valdés BV120/ 93, 29 May 1993 ( SEV) ; Between Oujda and Sidi Bouhria near the crossing to Ain Sfa, Etlaftski, Mateos & Valdés BV234/93, 29 May 1993 ( RNG, BC, SEV) ; Oujda. Between Beni Drar and Ahfir, Col de Guerbourss , Etlaftski, Mateos & Valdés BV278/93, 29 May 1993 ( RNG, SEV) ; Oujda: Ahfir, Forestry road to Monts Beni-Snassen, 6 km from Ahfir, Etlaftski, Mateos Valdés BV469/93, 30 May 1993 ( RNG) ; Beni-Snassen: Martinjiney, Faure s.n., 7 May 1928 ( MPU) ; Martinjiney-du-Kiss, Faure s.n., 19 April 1937 (E); Beni Snasen , Taforalt a 2.1 km hacia Zegzel, Fiz, Martinez, Valcárcel & Vargas 180PV00, 3 May 2000 ( MA) ; Hassi Berkan (Ulad Setut), Font Quer 356, 30 May 1929 ( MPU, BM, MA, BC) ; Marsa Saguira (Bocoya), Font Quer 489, 10 May 1927 ( MPU, BM, MA, BC) ; Beni Snassen: Beni Oual, Jahandiez 48, 22 April 1925 (E, MA) ; Castellum Tazzougert, Maire & Wilczek s.n., 18 April 1933 ( MPU) ; In ditione Beni-Snassen in collis Taghit, Maire s.n., 2 may 1925 ( MPU) ; Morro Nuevo, Maire s.n., 19 June 1929 ( MPU) ; Nador: near Melilla, Mateos & Valdés BV806/93, 1 June 1993 ( RNG, SEV) ; Gurugu, Maurico s.n., April 1931 ( BM) ; Aïn Cheggag, Mouret 2446, May 1913 (P); Melilla, Pardo & Marti s.n. (94098), 26 March 1933 ( MA) ; Molilk ribanadas del rio, Pau s.n. (94101), April 1918 ( MA) ; Ghar : Rouban, Pomel s.n., 10 June ( MPU) ; 10: Beni-Snassen. Beni Oukil hacia Jbel Mrhiris, Romo, Bouhmadi, Peris & Stubing 6556, 10 April 1994 ( RNG, BM, SEV) ; Beni-Snassen: Machra Homadi, hacia Jerf al Khaldi, Romo, Bouhmadi, Peris & Stubing 6680, 13 April 1994 ( RNG, SEV) ; Triffa: Jebel Gounougou, paitie banc, erme ek cultures, 17206, 13 May 1962 ( MPU) ; Tarifa: plaine en Trifa a 9 km au S de Saïdia , 6852, 6 April 1955 ( MPU) ; Mellila: coteaux, Sennen s.n. (15633), May 1932 (P, MAF) ; Melilla, Sennen & Maurico s.n., May 1932 ( BM) ; Beni Snassen: Berkane, Sennen & Maurico s.n., 2 April 1934 ( BM) ; Sidi-Auriach, Gurugu, Sennen 7642, 20 & 21 June 1930 ( BM) ; Monts des Kebdana, Sennen & Maurico 9470, 12 June 1934 ( MPU, BM, MA, MAF, BC) .

SPAIN. Entre Agra y Aguadulce (Almeria), Borja, Mansanet & Monasterio s.n., April 1965 ( BM, RNG) ; Almeria: Aguadulce, Borja, Mansanet & Monasterio s.n., April 1965 ( SEV) ; Almeria, Barranco del Caballar, s. coll. 67, April 1890 ( BM) ; Almeria: Barranca de "La Majora", Jeronimo s.n., 23 December 1932 ( BM) ; Almeria: Barranco del Caballar , Lacaita 31648 + 31897, 16 May 1928 ( BM) ; Juxta oppidum Benitachel prope Jàvea ( Alicante ), Cavanilles s.n. ( MA 475578), May 1792 ( MA) ; Alicante: Benitachel, Ellman & Sandwith 1162, 14 May 1928 (K); Alicante: Between Benitachel and the Cabo de la Nao, Ellman & Sandwith 32992, 14 May 1928 ( BM) ; Barranco del Caballar, pr. Almeria, Fluton, Porta & Figo 338, 10 April 1879 (E); Alacant: Beniteixel ( Penyals de Lorxa ), Font Quer & Gros 174/24, 10 May 1923 ( RNG) ; 12 km SE from Denia, Cabo de San Antonio , Jury, Rumsey & Vagges 5163, 7 April 1984 ( RNG) ; Alicante, 12 km SE from Denia, Cabo de San Antonio , Jury 7254, 14 April 1986 ( RNG) ; Almeria, Sierra Nevada, Las Alpujarras, above Almocita on road to Fondon, Jury 18709, 1 April 2001 ( RNG) ; 7 April 1986 ( RNG) ; Benitachel (prov. d'Alicante), Lager s.n., 27 May 1890 ( BM, K); Valence: Benitachel, Cote de la Granadella, Pau 26094 (2470), June 1913 ( BM, RNG) ; Alicante: Moraira, Peris , Stübing & Gonzalez s.n., 1970 ( BM) ; Alicante: Moraira. En las orillas de la carreterra sobre suelos algo removidos y nitificados, Peris, Stübing & Gonzalez 1970, 10 April 1983 ( RNG, SEV) ; Almeria, Barranco del Caballar, Porta & Figo 67, April 1890 (E); Alicante : Benitachel, Rouy 1565, 29 May 1883 ( BM) .