Biology:Opercularia echinocephala

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Opercularia echinocephala
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Opercularia echinocephala
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Opercularia
Species:
O. echinocephala
Binomial name
Opercularia echinocephala
Benth.[1][2]
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Collection data for O. echinocephala from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
O. echinocephala: ripening fruit

Opercularia echinocephala (bristly headed stinkweed) is a species of plant within the genus Opercularia, in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.[3]

Description

O. echinocephala is a spreading perennial from 0.1 to 1.3 m high which grows on flat plains and river banks on sands and lateritic soils.[4] Its green/ pink flowers are seen from August to November.[4]

It is found in the IBRA regions of Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Bentham in 1867 as Opercularia echinocephala.[1][2] No synonyms are listed by APNI,[1] nor by Plants of the World online.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Opercularia echinocephala". IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/name/apni/520471/api/apni-format. Retrieved 12 May 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bentham, G. 1867. Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 436
  3. ↑ "AVH: Opercularia echinocephala (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium". http://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Opercularia+echinocephala#tab_mapView. Retrieved 10 May 2018. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "FloraBase: Opercularia echinocephala". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6758. Retrieved 12 May 2018. 
  5. ↑ Govaerts, R., et al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Opercularia echinocephala". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:758307-1. Retrieved 12 May 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15479178 entry



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