Comesperma integerrimum

Comesperma integerrimum is a twining shrub or climber in the family Polygalaceae.[4]

Comesperma integerrimum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Comesperma
Species:
C. integerrimum
Binomial name
Comesperma integerrimum
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Bredemeyera integerrima (Endl.) Steenis
Comesperma scandens Steud.

The species was first formally described as Comesperma integerrima by the botanist Stephan Endlicher in Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus Liber Baro de Hügel in 1837, from a specimen collected by Charles von Hügel at King George Sound (Western Australia).[1][2]

The species occurs in the states of New South Wales and Western Australia.[3][5]

Description

Comesperma integerrimum is a climber growing from 30 cm to 8 m high,[4] with sparsely branched, ridged stems with appressed hairs between the ridges. The stems are 1 to 2 m long. The leaves are thick and oblanceolate. The inflorescences are terminal on short side branches on stalks about 3.5 mm long. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The lateral petals are spoon-like, and the keel is pouched with two lateral lobes.[5]

References
  1. "Comespermum integerrimum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Endlicher, S.F.L. (1837). "Polygaleae". In Endlicher, S.F.L.; Fenzl, E.; Bentham, G.; Schott, H.W. (eds.). Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel. p. 7. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Comesperma integerrimum Endl". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "Comesperma integerrimum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. Murray, L. (1992). "NSW PlantNET: Comesperma integerrimum". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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