Levenhookia chippendalei

Taxobox
name = "Levenhookia chippendalei"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Levenhookia"
sectio = "Coleostylis"
species = "L. chippendalei"
binomial = "Levenhookia chippendalei"
binomial_authority = Erickson & Willis, 1966

"Levenhookia chippendalei" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Levenhookia" (family Stylidiaceae). It is named after its discoverer, George Chippendale, founder of the Northern Territory Herbarium. It grows from 8 to 18 cm tall with oblanceolate leaves near the base of the plant. The few leaves this species produces are generally 2 mm long. The inflorescences are racemose. Flowers are pink with 4-5 mm long petals. The sensitive labellum is hood-like and dark red with yellow appendages. "L. chippendalei" is most closely related to "L. preissii" but differs in flower morphology. It shares a similar floral arrangement with "Levenhookia stipitata".Erickson, R. and Willis, J.H. (1966). Some additions to Australian Stylidiaceae. "Victorian Naturalist", 83: 107-112.]

"L. chippendalei" is the only species in the genus to be recorded from the Northern Territory. It has also been recorded from many locations in Western Australia and given a status of "not threatened" by FloraBase because of that wide abundance.Paczkowska, Grazyna. (1996). [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=343&level=s&id=7669 "Levenhookia chippendalei" F.L.Erickson & J.H.Willis] . FloraBase, Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed online: 11 August 2007.]

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