Calystegia affinis

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Family Convolvulaceae

Taxonomy: Calystegia affinis Endl.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Convolvulus affinis (Endl.) Maiden (nomenclatural synonym)

Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Calystegia marginata R.Br. (misapplied)
Convolvulus marginatus (R.Br.) Spreng. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): LHI, NI

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (11), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (15), SPRAT_2025_2 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 22 traits from 41 records in 8 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology

sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 9 mm (9-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 9 mm (9-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 9 mm (9-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 65 mm (40-90 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 52.5 mm (35-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 8.5 cm (5-12 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): triangular (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); sagittate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): climber_herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (2); creeping (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
NHNSW_2023	12	15	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_2023	8	11	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2022	4	4	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
SPRAT_2025_2	1	1	F. D. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water. Species Profile and Threats Database. 2025. url: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.