- Dicliptera maclearii
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Dicliptera maclearii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Dicliptera Species: D. maclearii Binomial name Dicliptera maclearii
Hemsl.[1]Dicliptera maclearii is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae which is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean. Its specific epithet honours John Maclear, captain of the survey vessel HMS Flying Fish, which visited Christmas Island in 1886.[2]
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Description
Dicliptera maclearii is an erect herb with small pink flowers growing to 1 m in height. Its leaves are lanceolate to ovate, acuminate or spine-tipped, 20–70 mm long and 5–30 mm wide. It closest relative is D. ciliata.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Found only on Christmas Island, it is common in places on the lower terraces of the island, including at Flying Fish Cove and North West Point.[2]
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- Hemsley, William (1890). Journal of the Linnaean Society, Botany 25: 256.
- "Dicliptera maclearii Hemsl.". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=7195. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
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