Evolvulus linoides
Image: J.L. Costa-Lima; N.M. Almeida; D.P. Silva (cc-by)
NameEvolvulus linoides
Scientific NameEvolvulus linoides Moric.
Plant FamilyConvolvulaceae
Natural HabitatNative to Brazil, specifically found in regions like Pernambuco, within the Caatinga and Steppe Savanna biomes, typically at altitudes around 352 meters.
Parts Used
Medicinal Actions
Traditional UsesSpecific traditional medicinal uses for Evolvulus linoides are not widely documented in available ethnobotanical literature.
Preparation Methods
Contraindications & WarningsNo specific contraindications are widely documented due to a lack of widespread medicinal use for this species.
Cultivation NotesCultivation notes are not widely documented for this species, which is primarily known from its natural habitat in Brazil and not commonly cultivated.
Rarityuncommon
Description
Evolvulus linoides is an erect to sprawling subshrub. Its leaves are membranous and bicolored, featuring a dark green upper surface and a silvery lower surface. The flowers exhibit a bluish corolla with a white throat and a cinereous indumentum in the mesopetal region.
