Convolvulus clementii
| Convolvulus clementii | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Convolvulus |
| Species: | C. clementii
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| Binomial name | |
| Convolvulus clementii | |
Convolvulus clementii commonly known as desert bindweed,[2]is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae and grows in all states of mainland Australia. It is a trailing perennial with variable leaves and white or pink flowers.
Description
[edit | edit source]Convolvulus clementii is a trailing, perennial climber, stems terete, may be 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long or more, sometimes ribbed and hairy. The leaves are arranged alternately, variable, upper leaves oval-shaped, 1–6 cm (0.39–2.36 in) long, 0.5–3.5 cm (0.20–1.38 in) wide, petiole 2–30 mm (0.079–1.181 in) long margins lobed, rounded to blunt and ending in a point. Flowers are borne singly or in a small group, funnel-shaped, pink or white and 8–13 mm (0.31–0.51 in) long and 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) in diameter. Flowering may occur anytime of the year and the fruit is a globe-shaped capsule, 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) in diameter and the seeds are dark brown to grey.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit | edit source]The species was first formally described in 1930 by Czech botanist Karel Domin and the description was published in Bibliotheca Botanica, based on a collection by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and De Grey Rivers.[4] The specific epithet (clementii) is in honour of Emile Clement.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]Desert bindweed grows on clay, seasonally wet and sandy soils in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2][6]
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External links
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