Hensmania turbinata

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Hensmania turbinata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Hensmania
Species:
H. turbinata
Binomial name
Hensmania turbinata

Hensmania turbinata is a species of herb in the family Asphodelaceae, first described in by Stephan Endlicher as Xerotes turbinata, [1] [2] and transferred to the genus, Hensmania , in 1903 by William Vincent Fitzgerald. [1] [3]

This is a tufted herb where the major photosynthesis occurs in the stems. [4] It flowers from November to January and fruits from December to February. [5]

It is found between Serpentine and Cataby, in south-western Western Australia, growing on deep sandy soil in banksia woodland. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hensmania turbinata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. Endlicher, S.F.L. (1846). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Xerotideae". Plantae Preissianae. 2 (1): 51.
  3. Fitzgerald, W.V. (1903). "Descriptions of some new species of West Australian Plants". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 28: 106. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.26349.
  4. Grazyna Paczkowska (23 June 1994). "Hensmania turbinata (Endl.) W.Fitzg". FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 G.J.Keighery (20 February 2020). "Hensmania turbinata". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 22 January 2023.