Comesperma calymega explained

Comesperma calymega, commonly known as blue-spike milkwort, is a slender herb in the family Polygalaceae. It is a perennial herb growing to between 10 cm and 50 cm high, from a short woody rhizome.[1]

The species was first formally described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen in 1806, from a specimen collected in Tasmania.[2]

The species occurs in the states of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flora of Victoria: Comesperma calymega. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831080142/https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/544a5c62-3a33-4f97-bf2c-72af5c982078 . 2017-08-31 . 2021-01-03. vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au.
  2. Labillardiere, J.J.H. de. 1806. Diadelphia octandria. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. 2. 17. 23, t. 162.
  3. Web site: Comesperma calymega Labill. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-01-03. Plants of the World Online. en.

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