Biology:Dicrastylis archeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dicrastylis |
| Species: | D. archeri
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Dicrastylis archeri is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae.[4] It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[4]
Description
Dicrastylis archeri is an erect, spindly shrub, growing from 40 cm up to 1 m high. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 20–50 mm long by 3–5 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs, and a blistered, puckered surface. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 3.5-5. mm long. The stalks of the flowers are 2.5–5 mm long, and have both simple hairs and peltate scales. The calyx has five lobes (1-1.5 mm long), and are covered in dendritic hairs. and the white or cream corolla is 4-4.5 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are four (five) stamens. Flowers may be seen in November or December.[1]
It is found in the IBRA region of Mallee.[1]
Taxonomy
It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis archeri.[2][3] There are no synonyms.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dicrastylis archeri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/12861.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dicrastylis archeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/117780.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 , pp. 87, Fig. 1, Map 1, Wikidata Q92900977
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Govaerts, R., et al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis archeri Munir". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:960453-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q15316816 entry
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