Biology:Mackinlaya macrosciadea

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Short description: Species of plant native to Australia

Mackinlaya macrosciadea
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Mackinlaya
Species:
M. macrosciadea
Binomial name
Mackinlaya macrosciadea
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Synonyms[1]
  • Panax macrosciadeus F.Muell.

Mackinlaya macrosciadea is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae, first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Panax macrosciadeus,[2][3] and then transferred by him into the genus Mackinlaya in 1864.[2][4] It goes by the common name blue umbrella.[5]

The species is native to both the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1] It is a shrub growing at the margins of rainforests[6] and can reach heights of three metres (9.8 ft).[7]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15596056 entry