Biology:Cryptandra multispina
| Cryptandra multispina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptandra |
| Species: | C. multispina
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptandra multispina Rye[1]
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Cryptandra multispina is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, compact, spiny shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–70 cm (3.9–27.6 in).[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
This species was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham, who gave it the name Cryptandra scoparia var. microcephala in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield near the Murchison River.[4] In 2007, Barbara Rye raised the variety to species status as C. multispina, since the name Cryptandra microcephala had already been used for a species now known as Spyridium microcephalum.[2][5] The specific epithet (multispina ) means "many spines".[6]
Distribution
This cryptandra grows in sand or clayey sand over sandstone and limestone on ridges and plains, flats, hills and road verges in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
Cryptandra multispina is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cryptandra multispina". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/195320.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rye, Barbara L. (2007). "New species and keys for Cryptandra and Stenanthemum (Rhamnaceae) in Western Australia.". Nuytsia 16 (2): 368–370. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/science/nuytsia/462.pdf. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Cryptandra multispina". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/31614.
- ↑ "Cryptandra scoparia var. microcephala". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/508274. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Cryptandra multispina". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/620699. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 257. ISBN 9780958034180.
Wikidata ☰ Q15537968 entry
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