Philotheca thryptomenoides
Near Beacon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Philotheca
Species:
P. thryptomenoides
Binomial name
Philotheca thryptomenoides
Synonyms[1]
  • Eriostemon thryptomenoides S.Moore

Philotheca thryptomenoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small undershrub with oval to club-shaped leaves and white flowers with a broad, reddish-brown stripe, arranged singly on the ends of branchlets.

Description

Philotheca thryptomenoides is an undershrub that typically grows to a height of about 50 cm (20 in) and has smooth, dark-coloured to black branchlets. The leaves are oval to club-shaped, 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) long and flat on the upper surface. The flowers are arranged singly on the ends of branchlets and are sessile or on a pedicel up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The five sepals are egg-shaped, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long, and the five petals are narrowly egg-shaped, white with a central reddish-brown stripe and about 6 mm (0.24 in) long. The ten stamens are free from each other and densely hairy. Flowering occurs from July to September and the fruit is 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1920 by Spencer Le Marchant Moore who gave it the name Erisotemon thryptomenoides in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany.[5][6] In 1998, Paul Wilson changed the name to Philotheca thryptomenoides in the journal Nuytsia.[7][8]

Distribution and habitat

This philotheca grows in shrubland on heavy soil in the Merredin-Wubin area in the south-west of Western Australia.[3]

Conservation status

Philotheca thryptomenoides is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Philotheca thryptomenoides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Philotheca thryptomenoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. 1 2 Wilson, Paul G.; Wilson, Annette J.G. (ed.) (2013). Flora of Australia (Volume 26). Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. p. 387. Retrieved 14 August 2020. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Wilson, Paul G. (1970). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae)". Nuytsia. 1 (1): 37. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Eriostemon thryptomenoides". APNI. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Moore, Spencer Le Marchant (1920). "A contribution to the Flora of Australia". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 45: 166. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Philotheca thryptomenoides". APNI. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Paul G. (1998). "A Taxonomic Review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca". Nuytsia. 12 (2): 255. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.