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Convolvulus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 153 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009203.

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Synonyms of Convolvulus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bucharea Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 84 (1836) wfo-4000005653
Campanulopsis (Roberty) Roberty Boissiera x. 149 (1964). wfo-4000006386
Idalia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 76 (1838) wfo-4000018962
Nemostima Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 82 (1838) wfo-4000025578
Pantocsekia Griseb. ex Pant. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 23: 267 (1873) wfo-4000027903
Periphas Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 85 (1838) wfo-4000028782
Podaletra Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 79 (1838) wfo-4000030458
Rhodorhiza Webb Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 69 (1841) wfo-4000033044
Rhodoxylon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 79 (1838) wfo-4000033059
Sciadiara Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 70 (1838) wfo-4000034658
Stevogtia Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 23 (1790) wfo-4000036667
Strophocaulos Small Man. S.E. Fl. : 1090 (1933) wfo-4000036931
Symethus Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 83 (1838) wfo-4000037178
Codochisma Raf. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 271 (1821) wfo-4000043626
Codosiphus Raf. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 271 (1821) wfo-4000043627
Rhodorrhiza Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 28 (1844) wfo-4000043639
Scammonea Raf. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 8: 271 (1821) wfo-4000043640

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Convolvulus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus acuminata Vahl – wfo-0001350343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus adpressus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1424. 1829 wfo-0000155513
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus albicans Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1401. 1829 wfo-0000155521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus albus Onom. Hort. Ticin. (1813) 19. wfo-0000155522
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus albus Sesse. & Moc. Fl. Mexic. 36 (La Naturaleza, Ser. 2, 2: App. 2); ed. 2, 33. 1893 wfo-0000155523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus albus Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. 36 (1893) wfo-0000157562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. argyraeus (DC.) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France 217. 1894 (1894) wfo-1200013241
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. darnitanus Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 293. 1939 (1939) wfo-1200013198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus (Sm.) Stace Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64(1): 59. 1971 wfo-0001368514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. albidiflorus Braun-Blanq. & Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 13: 14. 1922 wfo-1200015820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. angustisectus Pamp. Piantae Tripol. 199. 1914 wfo-1200015502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. dissectus Faure & Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 23: 200. 1939 wfo-1200015505
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. ferrugineus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 409. 1845 wfo-1200015566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. hirsutus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 409. 1845 wfo-1200015591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. nanus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 409. 1845 wfo-1200015574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. pedatus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 409. 1845 wfo-1200015479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. repandus Faure & Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 23: 200. 1939 wfo-1200015764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus althaeoides var. sericeus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 409. 1845 wfo-1200015703
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus americanus subsp. angulatus (Brummitt) A.Haines Bot. Notes 19: 6 (2025) wfo-1200111847
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus americanus subsp. appalachianus (Brummitt) A.Haines Bot. Notes 19: 7 (2025) wfo-1200111848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus americanus subsp. erraticus (Brummitt) A.Haines Bot. Notes 19: 7 (2025) wfo-1200111849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus americanus subsp. limnophilus (Greene) A.Haines Bot. Notes 19: 8 (2025) wfo-1200111850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus appalachianus (Brummitt) Weakley J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 18(1): 21 (2024) wfo-1000071082
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus argenteus B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1394. 1829 wfo-0000155611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus argyrophyllus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1395. 1829 wfo-0000155614
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus aristolochiifolius Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 302 (1819) wfo-1200113219
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. alvarensis J.Erikson Bot. Not. 1901: 203. wfo-1200015690
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. aphacifolius Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 85. 1874 wfo-1200015778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. auriculatus (Desr.) Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 407. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] wfo-0001399100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. biflorus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 406. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] wfo-0001399103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. cherleri (Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) Halácsy Consp. Fl. Graec. 2: 307. 1902 wfo-1200015811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. cordifolius Lasch Linnaea 4: 407. 1829 wfo-1200015699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. erectus Ledeb. Fl. Altaic. 1: 224. 1829 wfo-1200015661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. filicaulis Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 85. 1874 wfo-1200015797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. hirtus Bab. Prim. Fl. Sarnicae 62. 1839 wfo-1200015489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. minor Lindem. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 23(II): 508. 1850 wfo-1200015627
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. minutus Maire Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 3: 587. 1934 wfo-1200015488
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. multiflorus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 407. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] wfo-0001399099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. obtusifolius Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 406. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] wfo-0001399102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. prostratus Rouy Fl. France 10: 342. 1908 wfo-1200015496
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. pumilus Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 406. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] wfo-0001399101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. trigonophyllus Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 370. 1937 wfo-1200015686
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus arvensis var. volubilis Klett & Richt. Fl. Leipzig 209. 1830 wfo-1200015491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus asparagoides Pall. ex Petrov Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 1935, n. s. xliv. 135, in syn. wfo-0000155623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus aureus Thunb. Mus. Nat. Acad. Upsal. : 168 (1796) wfo-0000155629
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus auritus Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 301. 1819 wfo-0001040706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus babylonicus Ten. Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1829: 16 (1829) wfo-0000155633
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus barbudensis W.Wood Cycl. 9: 93 (1808) wfo-0000155638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus bazmanensis Ranjbar, Ezazi & F.Ghahrem. Feddes Repert. 128(1-2): 18 (2017) wfo-1000081372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus betonicifolius var. armenus (Boiss. & Kotschy ex Boiss.) Sa'ad Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 281: 221. 1967 wfo-1200015544
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus betonicifolius var. tomentosus Boiss. Fl. Orient. 4: 105. 1875 wfo-1200015597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus biaui Pit. Mem. Soc. Sc. Not. Maroc No. viii. 273 (1924), nomen. wfo-0000155651
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus blandus Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 13 (1814), nomen; Fl. Ind, ed. Carey & Wall., ii. 50 (1824); Fl.Ind., ed. Carey, i. 470 (1832). wfo-0000155657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus boerhavia [Spreng.] Bot. Gart. Halle : 28 (1800) wfo-0000155660
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus boissieri subsp. boissieri – – — wfo-1200108300
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus bonplandianus Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 884 (1819) wfo-0000155663
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus bonplandii Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 325 (1869) wfo-0000155664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus brasilianus L. Fl. Jam. 14. 1759 (1759) wfo-1000036880
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus breviflora Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 606 1825 — wfo-0001298179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus bryoniifolius Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 348. wfo-0000155673
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus bucharicus Lipsky ex Petrov Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 1935, n. s. xliv. 132, in syn. wfo-0000155676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus calycinus Drege ex Choisy Prodr. 9: 408 (1845) wfo-0001297624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus calyculatus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 10 (1790) wfo-0000155682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus canariensis var. massonii (F.Dietr.) Sa'ad Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 281: 250. 1967 wfo-1200015789
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cantabrica subsp. atlantis Emb. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 15: 214. 1936 (1936) wfo-1200013146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cantabrica subsp. mazicum (Emb. & Maire) Maire Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 588. 1934 (1934) wfo-1200013091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cantabrica subsp. medius Bornm. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 20(2): 181. 1906 (1906) wfo-1200013190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cantabrica subsp. radicosus (Heldr. & Sartori) Maire Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 588. 1934 (1934) wfo-1200013107
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cantabrica var. subsericea (Schrenk) Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 402. 1845 wfo-1200015483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cantabrica var. villosus Post Fl. Syria 560. 1896 wfo-1200015593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capensis var. bowieanus A.Meeuse – — wfo-0001297603
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capensis var. capensis – – — wfo-0001297606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capensis var. dissectus Hallier f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 105. 1893 wfo-1200015668
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capensis var. malvifolius Hallier f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 106. 1893 wfo-1200015795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capensis var. natalensis Baker Fl. Cap. 4(2): 78. 1904 wfo-1200015662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capensis var. plicatus Baker – — wfo-0001297609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capitulifer var. filiformis Franch. Sert. Somal. 41. 1882 wfo-1200015748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus capitulifer var. suberectus Franch. Sert. Somal. 41. 1882 wfo-1200015589
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus carmeli Pau & Sennen Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1832: 8455 (1932) wfo-0000155697
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus caspicus Fisch. ex Petrov Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 1935, n. s. xliv. 145, in syn. wfo-0000155700
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus catharticus Crantz Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 338 (1766) wfo-0000155705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cernuus (Moric.) Kuntze – wfo-0000155044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus charmeli Sennen & Mauricio Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. 79, nomen. 1933 wfo-0000155710
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus chenopodioides Desr. Encycl. 3: 544 (1792) wfo-0001296731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus chiloensis Haage & Schmidt ex Reiche Fl. Chile [Reiche] 5: 180. 1910 wfo-0000156621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus chondrilloides subsp. eriocalycinus Bornm. & Gauba Feddes Repert. 51: 215. 1942 (1942) wfo-1200013155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus chondrilloides var. villosus Sa'ad Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 281: 88. 1967 wfo-1200015781
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus chrysorhizus Forst. ex Wien. Illustr. Gartenz. (1888) 288. wfo-0000155715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus civicus Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 76 (1923) wfo-0000156623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cladotrichus Mart. Index Seminum (M, Monacensis) 1846: 4 (1846) wfo-0001263161
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus clementii var. clementii – – wfo-0001401853
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cneorum subsp. latifolius (Rchb.) Sa'ad Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 281: 127. 1967 (1967) wfo-1200013208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus compactus subsp. parnassicus (Boiss. & Orph.) Sa'ad Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 281: 141. 1967 (1967) wfo-1200013113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus coriaceus Herb. Brit. Mus. ex Chulsy, in Prodr. (DC.) 9: 385. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] wfo-0000155696
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus correjuela Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 408 (1840) wfo-0000155731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus crassifolius Scheele Linnaea 21: 752 (1848 publ. 1849) wfo-0000155733
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cuneiformis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Cat. p. 83, n. 1366. wfo-0000155736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cupanianus var. guttatus Batt. & Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 18: 74 1927 wfo-1200015635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cynanchifolius Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1399. 1829 wfo-0000155741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Convolvulus cynanchifolius Willd. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 301. 1819 wfo-0000155742