Dentella minutissima
In Nocoleche Nature Reserve
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Dentella
Species:
D. minutissima
Binomial name
Dentella minutissima

Dentella minutissima, common name tiny teeth,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae and was first described in 1922 by Cyril Tenison White & William Douglas Francis, from a specimen collected near Winton.[3][4]

It is found growing on sand and grey clay on river banks and in creek beds.[1] "(Plants) often grow in concentric belts or rings parallel to the receding waterline as they colonise newly exposed mudflats".[5]

Plants of the world online lists it as being found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland,[6] but PlantNET describes it as also being found in New South Wales, in the Nocoleche Nature Reserve and the Cuttaburra Creek system north west of Bourke, and in South Australia.[1]

In New South Wales it is listed as an endangered species,[1][5] but in Queensland it is listed as being of "least concern".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Dentella minutissima". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Species profile—Dentella minutissima". Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dentella minutissima". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ↑ White, C.T. & Francis, W.D. (1922). "Contributions to the Queensland Flora". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 33: 156. doi:10.5962/p.351473.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 "Dentella minutissima - profile | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dentella minutissima C.T.White & W.D.Francis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 February 2023.


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