Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy.
Common Name : Aloe weed
Family : Convolvulaceae

HABIT |
A SLENDER, PROCUMBENT OR SUBERECT HERB. |
STEMS |
UP TO 50 CM LONG WITH A WOODY ROOTSTOCK. |
LEAVES |
1.2-2.5 CM LONG, LINEAR-OBLONG OR THE UPPER ELLIPTIC, APEX OBTUSE, MUCRONATE, BASE TAPERING, VILLOUS ON BOTH SIDES, LEAF MARGINS SLIGHTLY HAIRY, SHORT-PETIOLED. |
FLOWERS |
AXILLARY OR ON SHORT LATERAL BRANCHES, SESSILE OR SHORT-PEDICELLED, 1-3 TOGETHER; PALE ROSE OR ROSE-YELLOW. |
FRUITS |
AN ELLIPSOID OR GLOBOSE CAPSULE, 0.3 CM LONG, SMOOTH. |
SEEDS |
BROWN TO BLACK, 5-7 MM, OVAL, FLAT TO SLIGHTLY CONCAVE ON ONE SIDE, CONVEX ON THE OTHER SIDE; MINUTELY PUBERULOUS. |