Macgregoria racemigera

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Macgregoria racemigera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Macgregoria
Species:
M. racemigera
Binomial name
Macgregoria racemigera
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [1]

Macgregoria racemosa Benth.

Macgregoria racemigera (spinifex snow, desert snow, carpet-of-snow) [2] is a small plant in the family Celastraceae) found in inland Australia from New South Wales through Queensland, the Northern Territory to Western Australia, and South Australia. [3] [1]

Contents

Macgregoria racemigera is an erect annual herb with slender stems spreading over the ground and growing up to 15 cm by 30 cm in diameter. The leaves are linear and 5 to 15 mm long by 1 mm wide. The raceme is dense and from 4 to 11 cm long, with the flowers subtended by a bract at the base of the pedicel. The flowers are white, often having a pink throat and are strongly scented. The five unwinged fruit segments [4] are obovoid, densely papillose, and covered in hooked hairs. [5] The flowers with their lovely perfume are seen in the dry season. [6]

Macgregoria racemigera was first described in 1874 by Ferdinand von Mueller from a specimen collected by Ernest Giles in the MacDonnell Ranges. [7] [8]

Aboriginal names

The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call this plant jaliji (a name given to plants with pretty flowers but having no specific use). [6] The Warlpiri use several names: ngapa-jakajaka, ngapajimpi, ngapa-taraki-taraki. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "NT Flora: Macgregoria racemigera". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. Atlas of Living Australia. "Species: Macgregoria racemigera". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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  6. 1 2 Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 91. Wikidata   Q106088428.
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