Sauropus arenosus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Sauropus |
| Species: | S. arenosus
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| Sauropus arenosus | |
Sauropus arenosus is a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Western Australia[1] and the Northern Territory.[4]
It is a spreading shrub growing from 0.5 to 1 m high. Its yellow-green/red-pink flowers may be seen in May.[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
In Western Australia it is found growing on red sand dunes in the IBRA regions of the Gibson Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, and the Little Sandy Desert.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sauropus arenosus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ^ "Sauropus arenosus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Hunter, J.T. & Bruhl, J.J. (1997). "New Sauropus (Euphorbiaceae: Phyllantheae) taxa for the Northern Territory and Western Australia and notes on other Sauropus occurring in these regions". Nuytsia. 11 (2): 166, fig. 1A-C.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Sauropus arenosus occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
External links[]
Categories:
- Sauropus
- Plants described in 1997
- Flora of Western Australia
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Taxa named by Jeremy James Bruhl
- Phyllanthaceae stubs