Dicrastylis costelloi

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

Dicrastylis costelloi var. eriantha(F.Muell.) Munir
Dicrastylis costelloi var. globuliferaMunir
Dicrastylis costelloi var. violaceaMunir
Dicrastylis doranii var. erianthaF.Muell.

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Dicrastylis costelloi is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis , in the family Lamiaceae. [3] It is found in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory [3] and Queensland. [4]

Description

Dicrastylis costelloi is a shrub, growing to about 40 cm high on red sands. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section with no peltate scales. The opposite and entire leaves are 8-25 mm long by 3.2-6 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs. There are bracteoles (1-2 mm long), and bracts (5-9 mm long. The flowers are sessile. The calyx has five lobes (1.5 mm long), covered in dendritic hairs, and the white or cream corolla is 4.5-5 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are five stamens. In Western Australia it flowers in October. [5]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Frederick Manson Bailey in 1891 as Dicrastylis costelloi. [1] [2] The type specimen was collected "near Lake Nash, on the boundary line between Queensland and the Northern Territory of South Australia" by M. Costello whom the species epithet honours. [2] An isotype (MB0011041108) collected by Costello at Lake Nash is held at the British Museum. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dicrastylis costelloi". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Bailey, F.M. (1891). "Botany". Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Botany Bulletin. Department of Agriculture, Queensland. 4: 14.
  3. 1 2 3 Govaerts, R. (2020). "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis costelloi F.M.Bailey". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ↑ State of Queensland, the Department of Environment and Science (20 October 2014). "Species profile: Dicrastylis costelloi". apps.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dicrastylis costelloi". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "JSTOR Global Plants: bm001041108 No Access". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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