Parsonsia diaphanophleba

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Parsonsia diaphanophleba
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Status DECF P4.svg
Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC) [1]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Parsonsia
Species:
P. diaphanophleba
Binomial name
Parsonsia diaphanophleba
Synonyms

Lyonsia diaphanophlebia Benth. Lyonsia diaphanophleba(F.Muell.) Benth.

Contents

Parsonsia diaphanophleba is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae. [2] [1] It is found in Western Australia [1] and is listed as a priority 4 (rare, threatened, or in need of monitoring) [1] [3] species.

Description

Parsonsia diaphanophleba is a vine, whose woody stems can reach up to 10 m high, [1] Flowering from January to February, April to June or September, its flowers are white/cream and pink. [1]

Distribution and habitat

Parsonsia diaphanophleba occurs in Jarrah forest on the Swan Coastal Plain in the Southwest Province of Western Australia, growing on alluvial soils along rivers. [1]

Taxonomy

Parsonsia diaphanophleba was first described in 1861, by Ferdinand von Mueller, [4] and later redescribed, in 1868, as Lyonsia diaphanophlebia by Bentham, [5] who adjusted the Latin of the basionym (the earliest name) to Parsonsia diaphanophlebia. [4] [5] Its currently accepted name is Parsonsia diaphanophleba. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Parsonsia diaphanophleba". Florabase – The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Parsonsia diaphanophleba". (APNI), IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. "CONSERVATION CODES For Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 von Mueller, F.J.H. 1861. "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2(16): 158".
  5. 1 2 Bentham, G. 1868. "Flora Australiensis". 4: 322.