Stylidium aceratum

Taxobox


image_caption =
status = P2
status_system = DECF
status_ref = [FloraBase|name="Stylidium aceratum"|id=18564]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Centridium"
species = "S. aceratum"
binomial = "Stylidium aceratum"
binomial_authority = Lowrie & Kenneally 1998

"Stylidium aceratum" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It occurs within the south west region of Western Australia

The specific epithet "aceratum" is Greek for "lacking horn", referring to absence of an appendage that is present in other species on the bend of the gynostemium. It is an annual plant that grows from 5 to 9 cm tall. The spathulate leaves form a basal rosettes around the translucent white stem. The leaves are around 3-6 mm long and 0.3-0.6 mm wide. Inflorescences are around 5-9 cm long and produce flowers that are dark pink and bloom from October to November in their native range. "S. aceratum" is only known from the type location, which is north of Bullsbrook, Western Australia. Its habitat is recorded as being sandy soils in swampy heathland. It grows in the presence of "S. calcaratum" and "S. utricularioides". "S. aceratum" is most closely related to "S. calcaratum", both of which have a chromosome number of n=11.Lowrie, A., and Kenneally, K.F. (1998). Three new triggerplant species in "Stylidium" subgenus "Centridium" (Stylidiaceae) from Western Australia. "Nuytsia", 12(2): 197-206.]

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References