Family: Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus
Citation:
L., Sp. Pl. edn 2:391 (1762).
Derivation: Latin evolvere, to unroll; referring to their non-twining habit.
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: None
Description:
Perennial herbs or subshrubs with ascending or prostrate stems, hairs 2-branched; leaves entire.
Inflorescence axillary, with solitary flowers or cymose, bracteolate; sepals 5, free; corolla rotate, entire to 5-lobed, with pilose mid-petaline bands; stamens exserted, 5; filaments glabrous; pollen smooth; ovary glabrous, rarely pilose, 2-celled, with 2 ovules per cell; styles 2, 2-branched, each branch with a long linear stigma.
Capsule globular, dehiscing into 4 valves, seeds usually 4, glabrous.
Distribution:
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About 100 species, mainly from tropical and subtropical America, 1 native to Australia.
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Biology:
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Author:
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