Phlebocarya ciliata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Phlebocarya |
| Species: | P. ciliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phlebocarya ciliata | |
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Phlebocarya laevis Lindl. | |
Phlebocarya ciliata is a plant in the Haemodoraceae family,[1] native to Western Australia.[3]
It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[1][2]
Description[]
Phlebocarya ciliata has flat leaves with leaf blades that are 25-65 cm by 1.6-3.7 mm and have fringed margins (though sometimes only towards the apex or the base).[4] The flowerhead is about 1/3 to 2/3 as long as the leaves. The style is simple and there is one stigma.[4]
It flowers from September to November and grows in heath and woodland in swampy to well-drained sandy soils.[4]
Etymology[]
The species epithet, ciliata, is a Latin adjective, ciliatus (from cilium, "eyelash") and thus describes the plant as having fine hairs extending from an edge, like an eyelash.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Phlebocarya ciliata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 301, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata Q7247677
- ^ a b "Phlebocarya ciliata R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b c T.D.Macfarlane (2020). "Phlebocarya ciliata". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "ciliatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links[]
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- Flora of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1810
- Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
- Haemodoraceae
- Commelinales stubs