Calystegia (bindweed, false bindweed, or morning glory) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in temperate and subtropical regions, but with half of the species endemic to California. They are annual or herbaceous perennial twining vines growing 1–5 m tall, with spirally arranged leaves. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 3–10 cm diameter, white or pink, with (in most species) a sometimes inflated basal epicalyx.

Calystegia
Calystegia sepium
Calystegia soldanella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Tribe: Convolvuleae
Genus: Calystegia
R.Br.[1][2]
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The genus bears much similarity to a related genus Convolvulus, and is sometimes combined with it; it is distinguished primarily by the pollen being smooth, and in the ovary being unilocular.

Some of the species, notably Calystegia sepium and C. silvatica, are problematic weeds, which can swamp other more valuable plants by climbing over them, but some are also deliberately grown for their attractive flowers.

Calystegia species are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bedellia somnulentella (recorded on C. sepium) and small angle shades.

The name is derived from two Greek words kalyx or kalux, "cup", and stege, "a covering", meaning "a covering cup",[3] this refers to the large bracts that cover the sepals.[4]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Calystegia:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Convolvulaceae Calystegia R.Br. The International Plant Name Index (IPNI)". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Brown, R. (1810) "Prodromus floræ Novæ Hollandiæ et Insulæ Van-Diemen : exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 483". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ [1].: Merriam-Webster dictionary:Calystegia]
  4. ^ Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain. Reader's Digest. 1981. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-276-00217-5.
  5. ^ "Calystegia R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. ^ "Calystegia marginata | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  7. ^ "Calystegia tuguriorum | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
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