Podotheca chrysantha

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Podotheca chrysantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Podotheca
Species:
P. chrysantha
Binomial name
Podotheca chrysantha
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [3]

Ixiolaena chrysantha Steetz
Podosperma chrysanthum F.Muell.

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Podotheca chrysantha is a small herb in the family Asteraceae endemic to Western Australia. [4] It grows from 0.2 to 0.5 m high, and has yellow flowers which are seen from August to December. It grows in sand over limestone or laterite on limestone ridges and in wet depressions. [4]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1845 by Joachim Steetz as Ixiolaena chrysantha. [5] [6] In 1867 it was assigned to the genus Podotheca by George Bentham. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bentham, G. (1867) Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 602.
  2. 1 2 "Podotheca chrysantha". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Podotheca chrysantha. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Podotheca chrysantha". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions . Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "Ixiolaena chrysantha". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. Steetz, J. (1845) in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) Compositae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 459.