Stylidium dunlopianum

Taxobox


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status = DD
status_ref = Bean, A.R. (2000). A revision of "Stylidium" subg. "Andersonia" (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). "Austrobaileya" 5(4): 589-649.]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Andersonia"
sectio = "Biloba"
species = "S. dunlopianum"
binomial = "Stylidium dunlopianum"
binomial_authority = Carlquist 1979

"Stylidium dunlopianum" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an erect perennial plant that grows from 15 to 50 cm tall. Obovate leaves, about 6-12 per plant, form a basal rosette with some scattered along the stem. The leaves are generally 20-60 mm long and 7-19 mm wide. This species generally has one to five scapes and cymose inflorescences that are 13-40 cm long. Flowers are pink or mauve. "S. dunlopianum"'s distribution ranges from the Mitchell River area in Western Australia east to the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory. Its typical habitats include sandy or black organic soils along creekbanks, near rainforests, or in seepage areas in "Melaleuca leucadendra" swamps. It flowers in the southern hemisphere from May to November. "S. dunlopianum" is most closely related to "S. rotundifolium", but differs most significantly by its thickened stem base and growth habit. "S. dunlopianum" is a perennial whereas "S. rotundifolium" is an annual.

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References