Stylidium austrocapense

Taxobox


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status_ref = Bean, A.R. (1999). A revision of "Stylidium" sect. "Debilia" Mildbr., "S." sect. "Floodia" Mildbr. and "S." sect. "Lanata" A.R.Bean (Stylidiaceae). "Austrobaileya" 5(3): 427-455.]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Tolypangium"
sectio = "Debilia"
species = "S. austrocapense"
binomial = "Stylidium austrocapense"
binomial_authority = A.R.Bean 1999

"Stylidium austrocapense" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). The specific epithet "austrocapense" refers to this species' native range on the southern part of Cape York Peninsula in Australia. It is an herbaceous annual plant that grows from 9 to 18 cm tall. Oblanceolate or elliptical leaves, about 4-40 per plant, form a basal rosette with stems absent. The leaves are generally 7.5-31 mm long and 2-10 mm wide. This species produces 1-10 scapes per plant that are glandular-hairy. Inflorescences are 9-18 cm long and produce pink or red flowers that bloom from April to July in their native range. "S. austrocapense" is endemic to the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Its typical habitat has been reported as coarse white sandy soils on low hills or intermittent watercourses. Dominant vegetation in association with its habitat include "Eucalyptus tetrodonta", "E. clarksoniana", "Melaleuca viridiflora", "M. nervosa", and "Xanthorrhoea johnsonii". "S. austrocapense" is most closely related to "S. multiscapum", but differs by the shorter leaves and absent paracorolla.

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References