Convolvulus prostratus
Also known as: Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus Abdallah & Sa'ad +16 more
- Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus Abdallah & Sa'ad
- Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus var. cancerianus (Abdallah & Sa'ad) Alfarhan
- Convolvulus cancerianus Abdallah & Sa'ad
- Convolvulus deserti Hochst. & Steud.
- Convolvulus deserti Hochst. & Steud. ex Baker & Rendle
- Convolvulus heterotrichus Maire
- Convolvulus microphyllus Sieber ex Spreng.
- Convolvulus microphyllus var. boissieri C.B.Clarke
- Convolvulus microphyllus var. heterotrichus (Maire) Maire
- Convolvulus microphyllus var. longipes Maire
- Convolvulus microphyllus var. macra (C.B.Clarke) S.Sharma & Tiagi
- Convolvulus microphyllus var. orreanus (Murb.) Maire
- Convolvulus parvifolius Spreng.
- Convolvulus pilosellifolius var. orreanus Murb.
- Convolvulus pluricaulis var. macra C.B.Clarke
- Convolvulus pluricaulis Wall. ex Choisy
- Convolvulus prostratus var. boissieri (C.B.Clarke) Parmar
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Convolvulus prostratus is a shrub belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Convolvulus, which contains over 200 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Burkina, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, West Himalaya, Yemen