Biology:Pimelea latifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Pimelea |
| Species: | P. latifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Pimelea latifolia R.Br.[1]
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Pimelea latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with hairy young stems, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and greenish-yellow to white, tube-shaped flowers.
Description
Pimelea latifolia is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–3 m (7.9 in–9 ft 10.1 in) and has hairy young stems. Its leaves are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 31–67 mm (1.2–2.6 in) long and 13–24 mm (0.51–0.94 in) wide on a petiole, 2–19 mm (0.079–0.748 in) long. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branches in clusters of up to 18 on a peduncle usually up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long, sometimes much longer. The flowers are greenish-yellow to white, and are either bisexual or female, with leaf-like bracts at the base. The floral tube is 3.5–10 mm (0.14–0.39 in) long and the sepals 1.0–3.5 mm (0.039–0.138 in) long. Flowering mostly occurs from August to October.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
Pimelea latifolia was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[5][6] The specific epithet (latifolia) means "broad-leaved".[7]
The Australian Plant Census accepts Pimelea latifolia subsp. altior as a synonym of P. altior,[8] subsp. hirsuta as a synonym of P. hirsuta [9] and subsp. elliptifolia as a synonym of Pimelea hirsuta subsp. elliptifolia.[10]
Distribution and habitat
This pimelea occurs from north of Cairns in far north Queensland to near Bowral in New South Wales.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pimelea latifolia". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/68854. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ Bean, Anthony R. (2017). "A taxonomic revision of Pimelea section Epallage (Endl.) Benth. (Thymelaeaceae) in Queensland.". Austrobaileya 10 (1): 21–23. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/281476#page/26/mode/1up. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rye, Barbara L.. "Pimelea latifolia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Pimelea%20latifolia.
- ↑ Harden, Gwen J.. "Pimelea latifolia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pimelea~latifolia.
- ↑ "Pimelea latifolia". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/478202. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. 1. p. 362. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29583#page/230/mode/1up. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ Sharr, Aubie (2019). Western Australian Plant Names And Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Four Gables Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-9580341-8-0.
- ↑ "Pimelea altior". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/66758. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ "Pimelea latifolia". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/68369. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ "Pimelea latifolia". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/50009750. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
Wikidata ☰ Q17582317 entry
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