Biology:Trochocarpa clarkei

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Trochocarpa clarkei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Trochocarpa
Species:
T. clarkei
Binomial name
Trochocarpa clarkei
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Decaspora clarkei F.Muell.

Trochocarpa clarkei, commonly known as lilac berry, is a rare flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to sub-alpine areas of Victoria in Australia .[3][4] It is a shrub which grows to around 30 cm high. The flowers are maroon with a greenish base. The fruits, which appear in autumn, are about 8 mm in diameter.[3] These are eaten by small mammals and birds.[4] The species occurs in subalpine areas of the southern highlands, often in association with Eucalyptus pauciflora.[4]

The species was formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in his paper Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian plants.[2] Mueller gave it the name Decaspora clarkei based on plant material collected from "shady ravines" at Mount Wellington in Gippsland. In 1867 Mueller transferred the species to the genus Trochocarpa.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Trochocarpa clarkei (F.Muell.) F.Muell.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=30924. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Decaspora clarkei F.Muell.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=30129. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "A Typical Rare Plant". Rare Plants of Victoria. Viridans. http://www.viridans.com/RAREPL/typical.htm. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q211166 entry