Stylidium paniculatum

Taxobox


image_caption =
status = DD
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. paniculatum"
binomial = "Stylidium paniculatum"
binomial_authority = (Maiden & Betche) A.R.Bean 1999
synonyms ="S. debile" var. "paniculatum":Maiden & Betche 1905

"Stylidium paniculatum" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an herbaceous annual that grows from 10 to 35 cm tall. Oblanceolate or obovate leaves, about 6-30 per plant, form either a basal rosette with stems absent or in terminal rosettes when plant stems are present. The leaves are generally 10-31 mm long and 3-9 mm wide. This species produces one scape per plant. Inflorescences are 10-25 cm long and produce pink flowers that bloom from November to April in their native range. "S. paniculatum" is endemic to eastern Australia from Dalveen, Queensland to Tenterfield, New South Wales at elevations of 800 to 1000 metres. Its typical habitat has been reported as moist sandy soils on granite substrates along creeks, drains, or low-lying flats. "S. paniculatum" is closely related to "S. debile" and was originally described as a variety of "S. debile", but raised to the species level by Tony Bean in 1999. It differs from "S. debile" by the lack of bracteoles and its paniculate inflorescence.

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References