Convolvulus x despreauxii A. Santos & Carine, Bot. J. Linn Soc.154: 200. 2007. (Carine et al. 2007: 200)

Wood, John R. I., Williams, Bethany R. M., Mitchell, Thomas C., Carine, Mark A., Harris, David J. & Scotland, Robert W., 2015, A foundation monograph of Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae), PhytoKeys 51, pp. 1-282 : 179

170 × 171. Convolvulus x despreauxii A. Santos & Carine, Bot. J. Linn Soc.154: 200. 2007. (Carine et al. 2007: 200)

Rhodorrhiza virgata Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3: 30, tab. 138. 1844. ( Webb and Berthelot 1844: 30). Type. CANARY ISLANDS, Despréaux s.n. (holotype FI-Webb!).

Convolvulus scoparius var. virgatus (Webb & Berthel.) Choisy, Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 9: 404. 1845. ( Choisy 1845: 404). Type. Based on Rhodorrhiza virgata Webb & Berthel.

Convolvulus floridus var. virgatus (Webb & Berthel.) Mendoza-Heuer, Cuad. Bot. Canaria 12: 24. 1971. ( Mendoza-Heuer 1971: 24). Type. Based on Rhodorrhiza virgata Webb & Berthel.

Type.

Based on Rhodorrhiza virgata Webb & Berthel.

Distinguishing features.

The hybrid Convolvulus scoparius x floridus has leaves that are 1.12-4.86 mm wide, so intermediate in width between the parents. The inflorescence is generally compound unlike the simple inflorescences of Convolvulus scoparius but less branched than that of Convolvulus floridus .

Distribution.

La Gomera and Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Bourgeau 890, Hernández & Pérez s.n. [16/4/1976], Carine & Santos Guerra 202).

Notes.

This taxon represents Convolvulus scoparius × Convolvulus floridus .