Calystegia affinis

Calystegia affinis is a critically endangered species of climbing or creeping vine in the plant family Convolvulaceae.[2] It is endemic to Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.[2] In 2003 only about 45 mature plants were known, with about 40 of those on Norfolk Island.[3][4]

Calystegia affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Calystegia
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Calystegia affinis
Endl.[1]
Synonyms

Convolvulus affinis (Endl.) Maiden nom. illeg.

Convolvulus marginatus (R.Br.) Spreng. nom. illeg.

Calystegia marginata R.Br. (misapplication)

Etymology

The genus name, Calystegia is derived from the Greek: kalux, "cup", and stegos, "a covering", meaning "a covering cup" and refers to the bracteoles enclosing the calyx. The specific epithet, affinis, is Latin for 'neighbouring',[5] which was possibly chosen by Endlicher on the basis of his comment that the species was closely allied to Calystegia marginata.[6]

Description

Calystegia affinis is a thin-stemmed plant in the genus Calystegia which climbs by twining. It has sparse alternate, arrow-headed leaves about 6 cm x 5 cm.[2] The flowers are axillary,[7] solitary, pink with five[7] cream longitudinal bands and are funnel-shaped.[2] They have large persistent bracteoles enclosing the calyx which has five sepals and five petals.[7] The fruit is a papery capsule[2] which splits longitudinally into four valves.[7] The plant is thought to reproduce both clonally and by seed.[2]

Taxonomy

Calystegia affinis was first described by Endlicher in 1833.[8][6] In 1904, Joseph Maiden renamed it Convolvulus affinis,[9] but this is considered an illegal name by the Commonwealth Heads of Australian Herbaria.[8] The other synonyms[8] (given above) are illegal names, misapplications or pro-parte misapplications, with the species concept having been refined by P.S. Green in 1994 in Flora of Australia.[10]

References
  1. "Convolvulaceae Calystegia affinis Endl., The International Plant Name Index". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. "NSW Office of Heritage and Environment, Save our Species: Calystegia affinis". Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. "Calystegia affinis (a twining plant) - endangered species listing".
  4. Coyne, Peter. Norfolk Island's Fascinating Flora. Petaurus Press, 2011, p. 61
  5. Stearn, W.T. (1992) 'Botanical Latin : history, grammar, syntax, terminology and vocabulary. (p. 265)' (Portland, OR. Timber Press)
  6. Endlicher, S. (1833) "Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 51". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. "PlantNET: Calystegia., National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Australia". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. "Convolvulaceae Calystegia affinis Endl., The International Plant Name Index". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  9. Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 711
  10. Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 308-309, Fig. 82
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