Stylobasium australe
| Stylobasium australe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Surianaceae |
| Genus: | Stylobasium |
| Species: | S. australe
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| Binomial name | |
| Stylobasium australe | |
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Macrostigma australe Hook. (1842) | |
Stylobasium australe is a species of shrub endemic to Western Australia[1]. It was first described as Macrostigma australe in 1842 by William Jackson Hooker[2], and reassessed in 1965 as Stylobasium by Ghillean Prance[3].
Description[edit]
Stylobasium australe is a perennial shrub that grows up to 2m high[4]. It has simple leaves with entire margins and flowers from May to October[4]. The flowers are dichogamous, with the male stamens developing first and dehiscing before the female stigma develops (protandry)[5]. New plants can grow from root suckers[5].
References[edit]
- ^ "Stylobasium australe". Atlas of Living Australia.
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson (1842). Icones Plantarum (5 ed.).
- ^ Prance, G. (1965), Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'Etat a Bruxelles 35: 436
- ^ a b Falster, Gallagher et al. (2021) AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data 8: 254, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2893552#, Atlas of Living Australia
- ^ a b Keighery, Greg (1984–1986). "Floral sexuality in Stylobasium Desf. (Stylobasidiaceae)". The Western Australian Naturalist. 16: 23 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.