Biology:Erodiophyllum
Erodiophyllum is a genus of two species of Australian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Plants in the genus Erodiophyllum have pinnatisect, petiolate stem leaves, single, egg-shaped heads of daisy-like "flowers", and a glabrous achene.
Description
Plants in the genus Erodiophyllum have pinnatisect, petiolate stem leaves and egg-shaped heads of pedunculate pseudanthia arranged singly on the ends of stems. There is a single row of spreading bracts and prominent scales on the peduncle. There is a single row of ray florets and four to seven rows of female, thread-like outer disc florets, the inner disc florets bisexual and tube-shaped. The fruit is a glabrous achene, the pappus composed of minute scales, fused to form a scalloped rim.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus Erodiophyllum was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae and the first species he described (the type species) was Erodiophyllum elderi.[2] The name Erodiophyllum means 'Erodium - leaf'.[3]
Species list
The following is a list of Eriodiophyllum species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at May 2025:[4]
- Erodiophyllum acanthocephalum Stapf - Western Australia
- Erodiophyllum elderi F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales
References
- ↑ Porteners, M.F.. "Genus Erodiophyllum". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&showsyn=&dist=&constat=&lvl=gn&name=Erodiophyllum.
- ↑ "Erodiophyllum". Australian Plant Name Index. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/462123.
- ↑ George, Alex; Sharr, Francis (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ "Erodiophyllum". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/taxonomy?product=APC&tree.id=51209179&name=Erodiophyllum&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&max=100&display=apc&search=true.
Wikidata ☰ Q5395285 entry
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