Pimelea ligustrina

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

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

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

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


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