Comesperma volubile
Comesperma volubile, commonly known as love creeper, is a slender climber in the family Polygalaceae. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres high.[1] The leaves are 10 to 50 mm long and 1 to 5 mm wide.[1] Blue or pale purple flowers are produced in sprays from July to December in the species' native range.[1] It occurs in heathland and forest in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Comesperma |
| Species: | C. volubile |
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It was first described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardière, in Novæ Hollandiæ plantarum specimen.[3][4]
References
- "Comesperma volubile". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
- "Comesperma volubile". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houton de (1806), Novæ Hollandiæ plantarum specimen, 2, Paris: Ex typographia Dominæ Huzard, p. 24, t. 163, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.62462, OCLC 7841612, Wikidata Q7064396
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