Stylobasium spathulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Surianaceae
Genus: Stylobasium
Species:
S. spathulatum
Binomial name
Stylobasium spathulatum

Stylobasium spathulatum ("pebble bush")[1] is a species of xerophytic shrub in the family Surianaceae. It was first described in 1819 by René Louiche Desfontaines[2][3] and is endemic to the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.[4][5]

The specific epithet, spathulatum, is a Latin adjective (spathulatus,-a,-um) meaning "spoon-shaped" and refers to the shape of the leaves.[6]

The Walmajarri people call this bush Kuparta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 86. Wikidata Q106088428.
  2. ↑ "Stylobasium spathulatum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ↑ Desfontaines, R.L. (1819), Memoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 5: 37, t. 2
  4. ↑ "Stylobasium spathulatum Desf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "spathulatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 2 April 2020.


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