Regelia cymbifolia

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Regelia cymbifolia
Regelia cymbifolia (leaves, flowers).JPG
Near Woogenellup in the Stirling Range area

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Regelia
Species:
R. cymbifolia
Binomial name
Regelia cymbifolia
Synonyms

Melaleuca cyathifolia Craven &

Regelia cymbifolia is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a much branched shrub bearing tiny, wedge shaped leaves and clusters of deep pink to purple flowers on the ends of its branches in spring.

Description[]

Regelia cymbifolia is much branched shrub which grows to a height of 2 m (7 ft). The leaves are arranged in alternating pairs (decussate), so that they make four rows along the stems. They are egg-shaped, usually less than 4 mm (0.16 in) long, curved with their lower half pressed against the stem and have a prominent mid-vein.[2]

The flowers are deep pink to purple and arranged in small clusters on the ends of branches that continue to grow after flowering. There are 5 sepals, 5 petals and 5 bundles of stamens. Flowering occurs between August and November and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules.[2][3]

Habit
Fruit

Taxonomy and naming[]

Regelia cymbifolia was first formally described in 1905 by Ludwig Diels in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie and tentatively given the name Beaufortia ? cymbifolia.[4][5] In 1964, Charles Gardner recognised the specimen as Regelia cymbifolia in Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.[6] The specific epithet (cymbifolia) is from the Latin cymba meaning "a boat" and -folius meaning "leaved".[2][7]

Distribution and habitat[]

Regelia cymbifolia occurs in a restricted area near the Stirling Range in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains and Jarrah Forest biogeographic regions.[2] It grows in sand on undulating plains.[8]

Conservation[]

Regelia cymbifolia is classified as "Priority Four" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife[3] meaning that it is rare or near threatened.[9]

Use in horticulture[]

Regelia cymbifolia is not well known in cultivation but has been grown in Kings Park.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Regelia cymbifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Regelia cymbifolia". Australian Native Plants Society Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Regelia cymbifolia". FloraBase. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ ""Beaufortia ? cymbifolia"". APNI. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ^ Diels, Friedrich Ludwig Emil; Pritzel, Ernst Georg (1905). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2): 431–432. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Regelia cymbifolia". APNI. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 176. ISBN 9780958034180.
  8. ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 400. ISBN 0646402439.
  9. ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian flora and fauna" (PDF). Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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