Phaleria octandra

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Leaves & fruit - Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Phaleria
Species:
P. octandra
Binomial name
Phaleria octandra
Synonyms [3]
18 synonyms
  • Dais octandraL.
  • Dais dubiosaDecne.
  • Dais longifoliaZipp. ex Span.
  • Drimyspermum ambiguumMeisn.
  • Drimyspermum burmanniDecne.
  • Drimyspermum laurifoliumZoll.
  • Drimyspermum laurifoliumDecne.
  • Drimyspermum longifoliumMiq.
  • Drimyspermum neumanniiF.Muell.
  • Phaleria ambigua(Meisn.) Boerl.
  • Phaleria blumei var. latifoliaBenth.
  • Phaleria laurifoliaHook.f.
  • Phaleria laurifolia var. javanicaValeton
  • Phaleria longifoliaBoerl.
  • Phaleria neumannii(F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Phaleria octandra var. laurifoliaWarb. ex Malm
  • Phaleria parvifoliaBacker
  • Phaleria pedunculataC.T.White

Phaleria octandra, commonly known as dwarf Phaleria, is a species of plants in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Malesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.

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Description

This is a shrub growing to about 2 or 3 m (6 ft 7 in or 9 ft 10 in) tall. It has elliptic leaves measuring up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and 7 cm (2.8 in) wide, which are arranged in opposite pairs on the twigs. White scented flowers appear from November to February, followed in March and April by globular , shiny red fruit about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long. [4] [5] [6]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1767 by Carl Linnaeus, who gave it the name Dais octandra. French botanist Henri Ernest Baillon transferred it to its current position in the genus Phaleria in 1873. [2] [3]

Cultivation

Dwarf Phaleria is considered to be an attractive plant for cultivation, due to the dense clusters of showy flowers. It needs shade, aerated soil and plenty of moisture. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Phaleria octandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T136087348A136089810. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136087348A136089810.en . Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Phaleria octandra (L.) Baill". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Phaleria octandra (L.) Baill". Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  4. ↑ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Phaleria octandra". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Rye, B.L. (2022). Busby, John R. (ed.). "Phaleria octandra". Flora of Australia . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 Jones, David L. (1986). Rainforest Plants of Australia. Bowgowlah, NSW, Australia: Reed Books. ISBN   0-7301-0381-1.
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