Biology:Diplopeltis huegelii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Diplopeltis huegelii | |
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| Diplopeltis huegelii in Gooseberry Hill National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Diplopeltis |
| Species: | D. huegelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplopeltis huegelii Endl.[1]
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Diplopeltis hueglii is a shrub species in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.1 and 1.5 metres high. White, pink or purple flowers are produced between April and December in the species' native range.[2]
The species was first formally described by Austrian botanist Stephen Endlicher in 1837. The type specimen was collected in Fremantle by Charles von Hügel.[1]
Three subspecies are currently recognised:[1]
- D. huegelii Endl. subsp. huegelii
- D. huegelii subsp. lehmannii (Miq.) Keighery
- D. huegelii subsp. subintegra (A.S.George) Keighery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Diplopeltis huegelii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Diplopeltis+huegelii. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ "Diplopeltis hueglii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4746.
Wikidata ☰ Q5279948 entry
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