Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum

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Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum
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Status DECF P3.svg
Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. parvuliflorum
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum
Synonyms [1]

Lasiopetalum parviflorum var. occidentale Benth.

Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with hairy stems, oblong to linear leaves and green or cream-coloured flowers.

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Description

Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum is an erect, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.35–1 m (1 ft 2 in – 3 ft 3 in) and has hairy stems. The leaves are 20–70 mm (0.79–2.76 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) wide. The flowers are borne on a pedicel 1–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long with bracteoles 2.5–6 mm (0.098–0.236 in) long below the base of the sepals. The sepals are petal-like, green or cream-coloured, 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long fused at their bases and hairy. The petals are 0.8–1.2 mm (0.031–0.047 in) long and glabrous, the anthers 2.4–2.6 mm (0.094–0.102 in) long on a filament 1.2–1.7 mm (0.047–0.067 in) long. Flowering occurs in September and October. [2] [3]

Taxonomy

Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum was first formally described in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by James Drummond. [4] [3] The specific epithet (parvuliflorum) means "very small-flowered". [5]

Distribution and habitat

This lasiopetalum grows near creeks and in winter-wet areas in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic region of south-western Western Australia. [2] [6]

Conservation status

Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. 1 2 von Mueller, Ferdinand (1868). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 6. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 174. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. "Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum". APNI. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 271. ISBN   9780958034180.
  6. Paczkowska, Grazyna (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 544. ISBN   0646401009.
  7. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 5 April 2022.