Stylidium kunthii

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Andersonia"
sectio = "Andersonia"
species = "S. kunthii"
binomial = "Stylidium kunthii"
binomial_authority = Wall. ex DC. 1839
synonyms ="S. brunonis" Griff. 1854

"Stylidium kunthii" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae) and is one of the few species in the genus that is not native to Australia. It is an erect annual plant that grows from 8 to 20 cm tall. Obovate, orbicular, or obleanceolate leaves, about 5-15 per plant, form terminal rosettes with some scattered along the stems. The leaves are generally 4-15 mm long and 2-9 mm wide. This species generally has one to five scapes and cymose inflorescences that are 5-14 cm long. Flowers are white or pink. "S. kunthii" has a wide distribution in Southeast Asia, ranging from eastern India to Myanmar,Good, R. (1925). On the Geographical Distribution of the Stylidiaceae. "New Phytologist", 24(4): 225-240.] Bengal, and Vietnam. Its typical habitats include the wet soils of rice fields, natural grasslands, and road cuttings at an altitude of less than 200 metres. It flowers from November to December. "S. kunthii" is most closely related to "S. uliginosum", but differs by the cauline leaves.Bean, A.R. (2000). A revision of "Stylidium" subg. "Andersonia" (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). "Austrobaileya" 5(4): 589-649.]

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References