Exocarpos syrticola

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Exocarpos syrticola
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Specimen growing in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Exocarpos
Species:
E. syrticola
Binomial name
Exocarpos syrticola
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Occurrence data from AVH

Exocarpos syrticola (common name coastal ballart, [3] coast ballart) [4] belongs to the sandalwood plant family (Santalaceae). [1] It is a species endemic to Australia and found on the coastal fringes of Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. [3]

It was first described in 1856 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Exocarpos strictus var. syrticola, [5] [6] and given species status in 1959 by Hans Ulrich Stauffer. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Exocarpos syrticola". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 Stauffer, H.U. (1959) Santalales-Studien IV. Revisio Anthobolearum. Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universitat Zurich 213: 173, t. 9, 23B
  3. 1 2 A.S.George (2017) Exocarpos syrticola. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra.Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "Exocarpos syrticola: Flora of Victoria". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  5. "Exocarpos strictus var. syrticola". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. Miquel, F.A.W. (1856) Stirpes Novo-Hollandas a Ferd Mullero collectas determinavit. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4(1): 104. Retrieved 26 August 2019.