Asterolasia buckinghamii
| Asterolasia buckinghamii | |
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| In the ANBG | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Asterolasia |
| Species: | A. buckinghamii
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| Binomial name | |
| Asterolasia buckinghamii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phebalium buckinghamii Blakely | |
Asterolasia buckinghamii is a species of slender, erect shrub in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It has star-shaped hairs on its young branches, broadly egg-shaped, hairy leaves and yellow flowers with rust-coloured, star-shaped hairs on the back of the petals.
Description[edit]
Asterolasia buckinghamii is a slender, erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) with its young branches covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves are spatula-shaped to broadly egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 4–15 mm (0.16–0.59 in) long and 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) wide on a petiole 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long. The leaves are covered with star-shaped hairs, densely so on the lower surface and the upper surface has a longitudinal groove. The flowers are arranged singly or in groups of two or three in leaf axils or on the ends of branchlets, each flower on a pedicel up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The five petals are yellow, elliptical, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long and covered with star-shaped, rust-coloured hairs on the back and there are ten stamens. Flowering occurs from October to November.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was first described in 1940 by William Blakely who gave it the name Phebalium buckinghamii and published the description in The Australian Naturalist.[5] The following year, Blakely changed the name to Asterolasia buckinghamii.[6] The specific epithet (buckinghamii) honours "Mr. William J. Buckingham of Lindfield, New South Wales".[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Asterolasia buckinghamii grows in gullies and on river flats or on slopes near cliff tops. It occurs in the Wingello district and between Mittagong and Lithgow in New South Wales.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Asterolasia buckinghamii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Asterolasia buckinghamii". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Paul G. "Asterolasia buckinghamii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Mole, Bryan J. (2002). "Variation within Asterolasia asteriscophora sensu lato (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and the recognition of new taxa in eastern Australia". Muelleria. 16: 100–101. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Phebalium buckinghamii". APNI. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Asterolasia buckinghamii". APNI. Retrieved 25 June 2020.