Stylobasium spathulatum
Stylobasium spathulatum is a species of xerophytic shrub in the family Surianaceae. It was first described in 1819 by René Louiche Desfontaines[1][2] and is endemic to the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.[3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Surianaceae |
| Genus: | Stylobasium |
| Species: | S. spathulatum |
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The specific epithet, spathulatum, is a Latin adjective (spathulatus,-a,-um) meaning "spoon-shaped" and refers to the shape of the leaves.[5]
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References
- "Stylobasium spathulatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Desfontaines, R.L. (1819), Memoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 5: 37, t. 2
- "Stylobasium spathulatum Desf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- "spathulatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
External links
- Stylobasium apathulatum occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
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