Comesperma calymega

Comesperma calymega, commonly known as blue-spike milkwort, is a slender herb in the family Polygalaceae.[3] It is a perennial herb growing to between 10 cm and 50 cm high,[3] from a short woody rhizome.[4]

Comesperma calymega
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Comesperma
Species:
C. calymega
Binomial name
Comesperma calymega
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[2]

Bredemeyera calymega (Labill.) Chodat
Comesperma calymega var. latifolium Benth.
Comesperma calymega var. strictum (Endl.) Domin
Comesperma herbaceum Steud.
Comesperma isocalyx Spreng.
Comesperma parviflorum Steud.
Comesperma spathulatum Turcz.
Comesperma strictum Endl.
Comesperma strictum var. latifolium Steetz
Comesperma tenue Steud.
Comesperma varians Steud.

The species was first formally described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen in 1806, from a specimen collected in Tasmania.[1][5]

The species occurs in the states of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.[2]

References
  1. "Comespermum calymega". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Comesperma calymega Labill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. "Comesperma calymega". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. "Flora of Victoria: Comesperma calymega". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1806). "Diadelphia octandria". Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. 2 (17): 23, t. 162.


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