Biology:Trachymene coerulea

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Short description: Species of plant

Trachymene coerulea
Trachymene coerulea at Lake Walyungup, Rockingham Lakes Regional Park, June 2022 06.jpg
Trachymene coerulea at Lake Walyungup, Rockingham Lakes Regional Park
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Trachymene
Species:
T. coerulea
Binomial name
Trachymene coerulea
Graham

Trachymene coerulea (common name - blue-lace flower) is a herb in the family Araliaceae.[1] It is native to Western Australia.[1][2]

Trachymene coerulea was first described by Robert Graham in 1828, from a plant grown from seed sent to Edinburgh by Charles Fraser, the New South Wales colonial botanist.[3][4]

The plant is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[5]

Aboriginal uses

Mashed bulbs and leaves were used as a body rub to relieve aches and pains.[6] Vapours from the crushed leaves were inhaled for headaches.[6]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17137654 entry