Pimelea ligustrina

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Pimelea ligustrina
Pimelea ligustrina subsp. ciliata.jpg
Pimelea ligustrina subsp. ciliata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. ligustrina
Binomial name
Pimelea ligustrina
Labill.[1]
Synonyms

Banksia ligustrina (Labill.) Kuntze
Calyptrostegia ligustrina (Labill.) C.A.Mey.
Pimelea elegans Lem.

P. ligustrina subsp. hypericina

Pimelea ligustrina, commonly known as tall rice-flower, is a shrub species in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.[2]

Plants have an erect habit, growing to between 1 and 3 metres in height. Leaves are 15 to 90 mm long and 7 to 20 mm wide.[3] The flowers are clustered in groups, the heads surrounded by 4 or 8 bracts.[3] These are followed by green to red-brown fruit.[3]

The species was first formally described in 1805 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[1] Three subspecies are currently recognised:

  • P. ligustrina subsp. ciliata
  • P. ligustrina subsp. hypericina
  • P. ligustrina subsp. ligustrina

It occurs in coastal areas and mountain ranges in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.[3] It is a food plant for caterpillars of the yellow-spot blue.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Pimelea ligustrina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d "New South Wales Flora Online: Pimelea ligustrina". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.


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