Biology:Phlebocarya ciliata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Phlebocarya ciliata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Phlebocarya
Species:
P. ciliata
Binomial name
Phlebocarya ciliata
Synonyms[3]

Phlebocarya laevis Lindl.

Phlebocarya ciliata is a plant in the Haemodoraceae family,[1] native to Western Australia.[3]

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[1][2]

Description

Phlebocarya ciliata has flat leaves with leaf blades that are 25-65 cm by 1.6-3.7 mm and have fringed margins (though sometimes only towards the apex or the base).[4] The flowerhead is about 1/3 to 2/3 as long as the leaves. The style is simple and there is one stigma.[4]

It flowers from September to November and grows in heath and woodland in swampy to well-drained sandy soils.[4]

Etymology

The species epithet, ciliata, is a Latin adjective, ciliatus (from cilium, "eyelash") and thus describes the plant as having fine hairs extending from an edge, like an eyelash.[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15316533 entry