Dicrastylis cordifolia

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Dicrastylis cordifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Dicrastylis
Species:
D. cordifolia
Binomial name
Dicrastylis cordifolia
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Synonyms [3]

Dicrastylis cordifolia var. barnettiiMunir
Dicrastylis cordifolia var. purpureaMunir
Dicrastylis georgeiMunir
Dicrastylis georgei var. cuneataMunir

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Dicrastylis cordifolia is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis , in the family Lamiaceae. [3] It is endemic to the north of Western Australia. [3]

Description

Dicrastylis cordifolia is a spreading shrub, growing to 1 m high, in red sands or red stony loams, on sand dunes, plains and ridges. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 12-30 mm long by 5-20 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs, and a blistered, puckered surface. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 1.5-2.3 mm long. The flower stalks are 0.5-0.7 mm long, and have dendritic hairs, and peltate scales hairs. The calyx has five lobes (1.5-3 mm long), and is covered in dendritic hairs, and the white to cream corolla is 5-8 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are five stamens. Flowers may be seen from March to September (or March or May). [4]

It is found in Beard's Eremaean and Northern Provinces. [4]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis cordifolia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dicrastylis cordifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Munir, A.A. (1978). "Taxonomic revision of Chloanthaceae trib. Physopsideae". Brunonia. 1 (4): 461-465, Fig. 5. doi:10.1071/BRU9780407. ISSN   0313-4245. Wikidata   Q55756057.
  3. 1 2 3 Govaerts, R., et. al. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis cordifolia Munir". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Dicrastylis cordifolia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife . Retrieved 22 November 2020.