Calystegia marginata
Calystegia marginata R.Br.
Calystegia marginata is a perennial climbing plant in the Convolvulaceae family, native to eastern Australia and New Zealand. It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. The species is characterized by hairless, twining stems and is commonly found in moist gullies of sclerophyll forests and on the margins of rainforests.
Description
Calystegia marginata is a vigorous, hairless climber with twining stems. It is distributed across New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, and New Zealand North. The plant thrives in moist gullies within sclerophyll forests and along the edges of rainforests, particularly in coastal and mountainous regions of eastern Australia. The specific epithet 'marginata' is likely derived from the Latin word for 'margins,' possibly indicating its preference for the edges of rainforest habitats. This species was first published by Robert Brown in 1810, with the type specimen noted as '(J.) v.v.' in his work.
Distribution
New South Wales · New Zealand North · Queensland · Tasmania · Victoria
Synonyms
Volvulus marginatus