Hybanthus calycinus

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Hybanthus calycinus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Hybanthus
Species:
H. calycinus
Binomial name
Hybanthus calycinus
Synonyms
  • Calceolaria calycina(DC.) Kuntze nom. illeg.
  • Ionidium glaucum(Endl.) Steud.
  • Pigea glaucaEndl.
  • Ionidium calycinum(DC.) Steud.
  • Solea calycina(DC.) Spreng.
  • Vlamingia australasiacade Vriese

Hybanthus calycinus (wild violet) is a perennial herb of the violet family, Violaceae. [2] The species is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. [3]

It is 20 to 60 mm high and has leaves which are 20 to 45 mm long. [2] Racemes of 5 or more mauve flowers are produced between June and October in the species' native range. [2] [3] It is commonly found in coastal areas on sandy soils in banksia woodland and shrubland communities. [2]

The species was first formally described in 1824 by botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in Prodomus. In 1876, botanist Ferdinand von Mueller transferred it to the genus Hybanthus in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hybanthus calycinus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-11-30.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Corrick, Margaret G. and Bruce A. Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia (3 ed.). Australia: Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN   978-1-877058-84-4.
  3. 1 2 "Hybanthus calycinus". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.