Sclerolaena hostilis

Sclerolaena hostilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Sclerolaena
Species:	S. hostilis
Binomial name
Sclerolaena hostilis (Diels) Domin
Synonyms [1]
Bassia hostilis Diels

Sclerolaena hostilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, ^[1] native to Western Australia. ^{[2] [1] [3]} It was first described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Bassia hostilis, ^{[4] [5]} but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1921 by Karel Domin. ^{[4] [6]}

(Australian authorities still place the genus Sclerolaena in the Chenopodiaceae family.) ^[4]

It is found in north-western Western Australia between Roebourne and Nullagine, ^[2] along creeks and stony plains. ^[2]

References

1. "Sclerolaena hostilis (Diels) Domin". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 7 September 2022.
2. Paul G.Wilson (2020). "Sclerolaena hostilis". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
3. George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 254.
4. "Sclerolaena hostilis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
5. L. Diels; E. Pritzel (1905). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebens- Verhältnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (in German). 35: 55-662 [185]. ISSN   0006-8152. Wikidata   Q107624726.
6. Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 624

External links

• Scleroalaena hostilis occurrence data from GBIF