Comesperma sylvestre

Comesperma sylvestre
(observed near Narrabri)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Comesperma
Species:
C. sylvestre
Binomial name
Comesperma sylvestre
Occurrence data from AVH

Comesperma sylvestre is a shrub in the family Polygalaceae.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1848 by the botanist John Lindley.[1][3]

The species occurs in New South Wales, and Queensland.[2]

Description

Comesperma sylvestre is a sparsely branched shrub growing from 1 m to 3 m high.[2] The outer sepals of the flowers are a quarter as long as the wing sepals which are from about 6 mm to 8 mm long.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Comespermum sylvestre". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Murray, L. (1992). "NSW PlantNET: Comesperma sylvestre". Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ^ Thomas Mitchell (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia, p. 342, Wikidata Q5946713