Dicrastylis lewellinii

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

Chloanthes lewelliniiF.Muell.
Dicrastylis weddiiF.M.Bailey
Pityrodia lewelliniiF.Muell.

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

Description

Dicrastylis lewellinii is a shrub, growing to 1 m high, in red sand, on sand dunes. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section, and have no peltate scales. The opposite and entire leaves are 10–15 mm long by 1–2.2 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 3.5-7.5 mm long. The flowers are sessile. The calyx has five lobes (2.5–3 mm long), which are covered in dendritic hairs, and the mauve, purple, lilac or violet corolla is 4–9 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are five stamens. [4] It generally flowers in spring and summer. [5]

Habitat

In New South Wales it is found in arid and semi-arid areas on sandy soils in spinifex communities and low shrublands. [5]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1873 as Chloanthes lewellinii, [1] [6] but he redescribed it in 1880 as Dicrastylis lewellinii. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dicrastylis lewellinii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Mueller, F.J.H. von (1880). "Verbenaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 11 (91): 86.
  3. 1 2 3 Govaerts, R., et. al. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis lewellinii (F.Muell.) F.Muell". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Dicrastylis lewellinii". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife . Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 Conn, B.J. (1992). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Dicrastylis lewellinii". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873). "Verbenaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 8 (61): 50.