Unidentified

Simões, A. R., Silva, H. & Silveira, P., 2011, The Convolvulaceae of Timor with special reference to East Timor, Blumea 56 (1), pp. 49-72 : 63

Unidentified specimens

Two specimens from Timor remain to be identified at species level – Kooy 283 (L!) and Verdial 26 (LISC!) – due to the lack of relevant taxonomical characters. Kooy 283 was not possible to identify because it lacks leaves and has only dehisced fruits. Without knowing the leaf morphology or details about the corolla or flower buds, we were unable to place this specimen. However, as the sepals are awned, it is possibly one of the following three species with this feature that occur in Timor: I. alba , I. hederifolia or I. quamoclit .

The presence of pseudostipules in Verdial 26 suggests it could be related to I. cairica . The particular shape of the leaves (5- lobed, with a longer and broader central lobe) resembles that of I. tuberculata Ker Gawl. However , the leaves are not as deeply lobed and the lobes are somewhat broader than in I. tuberculata . Comparison with more taxa is necessary to establish the identity of this specimen.