Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Convolvulaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Diffuse, herbaceous, the stems 5-20 cm. long, branched, the branches rooting at the nodes, pilose or glabrate. Leaves orbicular or broadly oval, 4-20 mm. long, rounded or retuse at the apex, obtuse or subeordate at the base, short-petioled, pilose or glabrate; peduncles 1-flowered, much shorter than the leaves; sepals oblong or oblong-obovate, obtuse, about 2 mm. long; corolla pale blue or white, 5-8 mm. in diameter; capsule globose, 2 mm. in diameter.
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Distribution
Shaded moist places and red-lands, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Watling's, Mariguana, Great Exuma, Crooked Island and North Caicos : Cuba to St. Jan and Grenada; Mexico to Colombia. Moneywort Evolvulus.
New Providence Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Exuma Bahamas South America| Crooked Island Bahamas South America| Turks and Caicos Islands South America| Cuba South America| St. Jan Virgin Islands South America| Grenada South America| México Mexico North America| Colombia South America|