Stylidium pedunculatum

Taxobox


image_caption = Botanical illustration of "S. pedunculatum" from James Cook's 1770s voyage.
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 = "Uniflora"
species = "S. pedunculatum"
binomial = "Stylidium pedunculatum"
binomial_authority = R.Br. 1810
synonyms ="Candollea pedunculata":(R.Br.) F.Muell. 1883"Stylidium bryoides":F.Muell. 1867"Stylidium curtum":Carlquist 1979

"Stylidium pedunculatum" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an annual plant that grows from 5 to 10 cm tall. The linear or deltate leaves, about 20-200 per plant, are mostly in terminal rosettes but with some scattered along the elongate stem. The leaves are generally 4.5-8.5 mm long and 0.5-0.8 mm wide. Petioles are absent. This species produces 2-14 scapes per plant. Inflorescences are 4-7 cm long and produces a single white or pink flower that blooms from March to September in the southern hemisphere. "S. pedunculatum"'s distribution is scattered in the tropical areas of Queensland and the Northern Territory and isolated in the Aru Islands. Its habitat is recorded as being damp, sandy soils in open "Melaleuca viridiflora" communities. It's been found in association with "Drosera", "Schoenus", and "Utricularia" species. "S. pedunculatum" is most closely associated with "S. ericksoniae".

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References