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Calystegia tuguriorum

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Calystegia tuguriorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Calystegia
Species:
C. tuguriorum
Binomial name
Calystegia tuguriorum
(G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Hook.f. (1854)

The morning glory Calystegia tuguriorum is a species of bindweed known as New Zealand bindweed, pōuwhiwhi, and pōwhiwhi.[1] It is a perennial vine which grows in coastal and lowland areas throughout New Zealand, as well as being present in Chile and on the Juan Fernandez islands.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Allan, H. H. (1982). Flora of New Zealand Volume 1: Indigenous Tracheophyta - Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledons. New Zealand: Botany Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
  2. ^ Lehnebach, Carlos A.; Meudt, Heidi (2022-10-01). Native Plants of Aotearoa. Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series. Te Papa Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-9911509-3-6.
  3. ^ "Calystegia soldanella". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 10 April 2021.