Biology:Nematolepis wilsonii
| Nematolepis wilsonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Nematolepis |
| Species: | N. wilsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Nematolepis wilsonii (N.G.Walsh & Albr.) Paul G. Wilson[1]
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Phebalium wilsonii Benth. | |
Nematolepis wilsonii (shiny nematolepis) is an endangered shrub or small tree species which is endemic to Victoria in Australia . It may grow up to 10 metres tall and has mottled bark. The shiny green leaves are 30 to 80 mm long and 5 to 15 mm wide, and have silvery scales underneath. Star-shaped white flowers are produced in groups of 1 to 9 in the leaf axils in spring.[2]
The species was first formally described in 1988 and named Phebalium wilsonii[1] The species was transferred to the genus Nematolepis by Paul G. Wilson in 2003.[1]
The species is listed as "vulnerable" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and "threatened" under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.[2] The only known population, near Marysville was destroyed by the Black Saturday bushfires. Plants were subsequently established in a nearby catchment using seed from the Millennium Seed Bank.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Phebalium wilsonii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=29697.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anna H. Murphy; Matt White (November 2006). "National Recovery Plan for the Shiny Nematolepis Nematolepis wilsonii". Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110321091917/http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/pubs/n-wilsonii.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ↑ "Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Victoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.kew.org/about-kew/index.html. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
External links
- "Nematolepiswilsonii (N.G.Walsh & Albr.) Paul G.Wilson". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2911468.
Wikidata ☰ Q6991014 entry
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