Stylidium ceratophorum

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Centridium"
species = "S. ceratophorum"
binomial = "Stylidium ceratophorum"
binomial_authority = O.Schwarz 1927

"Stylidium ceratophorum" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an annual plant that is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia and northern parts of the Northern Territory. It attains a height of 12-30 cm with a basal rosette of small leaves. The leaves are petiolate, obovate, or lanceolate and are only 0.2-1 cm long. Solitary scapes are produced that bear golden yellow or orange flowers, 7-9 mm across. Its habitat has been reported as being sandy soils on creek margins in the presence of "Stylidium rubriscapum" and "Stylidium diceratum" or in river paperbark ("Melaleuca leucodendron") stands. "S. ceratophorum" appears similar to "S. diceratum" and may be confused with the species since they both have orange flowers. "S. ceratophorum"'s corolla is twice as large as "S. diceratum", though, as well as the deeply divided posterior corolla lobes of "S. ceratophorum".Lowrie, A., and Kenneally, K.F. (1998). Three new triggerplant species in "Stylidium" subgenus "Centridium" (Stylidiaceae) from Western Australia. "Nuytsia", 12(2): 197-206.] Erickson, Rica. (1958). "Triggerplants". Perth: Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd.]

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References