Dicrastylis

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Dicrastylis
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Dicrastylis costelloi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Prostantheroideae
Genus: Dicrastylis
Drumm. ex Harv.
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Synonyms [1]
  • MallophoraEndl.
  • LachnocephalusTurcz.

Dicrastylis is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1855. [2] [3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia. [1] [4] The type species is Dicrastylis fulva . [3]

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Description

The fruit is a non-fleshy; indehiscent, 4-celled nut, with each cell having 1-2 seeds. The calyx is five-lobed and woolly outside. [4]

Species

(According to the Plants of the World online) [5]

See also

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  1. Newcastelia bracteosaF.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory
  2. Newcastelia cephalanthaF.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland
  3. Newcastelia cladotrichaF.Muell. - Western Australia, Northern Territory
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Cyathostemon ambiguus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis rugosifolia</i> Species of plant

Dicrastylis rugosifolia is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis archeri</i> Species of flowering plant

Dicrastylis archeri is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis capitellata</i> Species of flowering plant

Dicrastylis capitellata is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to the south of Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis linearifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Dicrastylis linearifolia is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis corymbosa</i> Species of flowering plant

Dicrastylis corymbosa is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis cundeeleensis</i> Species of flowering plant

Dicrastylis cundeeleensis is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to the south of Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis kumarinensis</i> Species of flowering plant

Dicrastylis kumarinensis is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

<i>Dicrastylis soliparma</i> Species of flowering plant

Dicrastylis soliparma is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Carolyn F. Wilkins is an Australian botanist, who currently works for the Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

<i>Stenopetalum</i> Genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae

Stenopetalum is a genus in the Brassicaceae family which is endemic to Australia. It was first described by Robert Brown in 1821.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Dicrastylis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. 1 2 Harvey, W.H. (1855). Hooker, W.J. (ed.). Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. 7. p. 56.
  4. 1 2 "Dicrastylis". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  5. "Dicrastylis Drumm. ex Harv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-11-23.