Biology:Franklandia fucifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Franklandia |
| Species: | F. fucifolia
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Franklandia fucifolia, or lanoline bush,[3] is native to the south-west of Western Australia.[4] It is a species in the Franklandia genus of the Proteaceae family.[3][4]
It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[1][2]
Description
Franklandia fucifolia is a small shrub, which has a fire-tolerant rootstock, and has no surface covering except for the fruit.[5] The leaves are alternate, and divided into erect, terete lobes with prominent glands.[5] The inflorescence is a terminal, few-flowered raceme.[5] The perianth is tubular and has four horizontal lobes.[5] The stamens are inserted at the top of the tube.[5] The ovary is sessile, with one ovule.[5] The fruit is a narrow nut,[5] topped with a rounded-triangular concave plate (5–6 mm wide) and hairy on the outside.[4]
Distribution & habitat
It is widespread in south-western Western Australia, being found from William Bay to Israelite Bay, extending inland to Kojonup. and growing on sand on sand in kwongan, and open woodland.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Franklandia fucifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/59227.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown, R. (1810). "On the Proteaceae of Jussieu". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10 (1): 157. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757321.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Franklandia fucifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1944.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 George, A.S. (2020). "Franklandia fucifolia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Franklandia%20fucifolia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 George, A.S. (2020). "Franklandia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Franklandia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15578126 entry
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