Dicrastylis incana

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Dicrastylis incana
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Priority Two — 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. incana
Binomial name
Dicrastylis incana
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Synonyms [4]

Dicrastylis morrisoniiMunir

Dicrastylis incana is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis , in the family Lamiaceae. [4] It is endemic to Western Australia. [4]

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Description

Dicrastylis incana is a spreading shrub, growing from 30 cm to 1.5 m high, on yellow sands, in open woodlands. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 10-24 mm long by 1.5-7 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 3 to 5 mm long. The flower stalks are 2-4 mm long, and have dendritic hairs, and peltate scale hairs. The calyx has five lobes (1.5-2 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 September to November. [1]

It is found in Beard's South West Province. [1]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis incana. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dicrastylis incana". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife . Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Dicrastylis incana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Munir, A.A. (1978). "Taxonomic revision of Chloanthaceae trib. Physopsideae". Brunonia. 1 (4): 484–5, Fig. 12, Map 4. doi:10.1071/BRU9780407. ISSN   0313-4245. Wikidata   Q55756057.
  4. 1 2 3 Govaerts, R., et. al. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis incana Munir". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.