Dicrastylis archeri

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Dicrastylis archeri
Status DECF P1.svg
Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Dicrastylis
Species:
D. archeri
Binomial name
Dicrastylis archeri
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Dicrastylis archeri is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis , in the family Lamiaceae. [4] It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. [4]

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Description

Dicrastylis archeri is an erect, spindly shrub, growing from 40 cm up to 1 m high. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 20–50 mm long by 3–5 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs, and a blistered, puckered surface. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 3.5-5. mm long. The stalks of the flowers are 2.5–5 mm long, and have both simple hairs and peltate scales. The calyx has five lobes (1-1.5 mm long), and are covered in dendritic hairs. and the white or cream corolla is 4-4.5 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are four (five) stamens. Flowers may be seen in November or December. [1]

It is found in the IBRA region of Mallee. [1]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis archeri. [2] [3] There are no synonyms. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dicrastylis archeri". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife . Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Dicrastylis archeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Ahmad Abid Munir (1991). "Two new species of Dicrastylis J.Drumm. ex Harvey (Chloanthaceae) from Western Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 14 (1): 87, Fig. 1, Map 1. ISSN   0313-4083. JSTOR   23874432. Wikidata   Q92900977. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Govaerts, R., et. al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis archeri Munir". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 November 2020.