Biology:Xanthorrhoea arborea
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Short description: Species of grasstree
| Xanthorrhoea arborea | |
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| Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Xanthorrhoeoideae |
| Genus: | Xanthorrhoea |
| Species: | X. arborea
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorrhoea arborea | |
Xanthorrhoea arborea a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was one of the many species authored by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown.[1]
It grows a trunk up to 2 metres (7 ft) tall. The leaves are dull green to blue-grey, 5 to 8 mm wide. It flowers from January to April, depending on fire.[2][3]
Xanthorrhoea arborea grows in dry sclerophyll forests around the Sydney Basin on the New South Wales Central Coast westwards over the Great Divide to Rylstone.[2]
References
- ↑ "Xanthorrhoea arborea R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=42595.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 D.J.Bedford. "New South Wales Flora Online: Xanthorrhoea arborea". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Xanthorrhoea~arborea.
- ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN:978-0-7318-1211-0 page 278
Wikidata ☰ Q13962280 entry
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