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]

Stylobasium spathulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Surianaceae
Genus: Stylobasium
Species:
S. spathulatum
Binomial name
Stylobasium spathulatum

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

  1. "Stylobasium spathulatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Desfontaines, R.L. (1819), Memoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 5: 37, t. 2
  3. "Stylobasium spathulatum Desf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. "spathulatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.


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