Darwinia luehmannii
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Darwinia luehmannii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Darwinia |
Species: | D. luehmannii
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Binomial name | |
Darwinia luehmannii |
Darwinia luehmannii is a flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.
It is a spreading, dense shrub that typically grows to 0.1 to 0.5 metres (0 to 2 ft) high. Flowering occurs between May and November producing white and green flowers. Often found in flat depressions or at the bases of rocks near Esperance where it grows in sandy loamy soils.
This darwinia was first formally described 1896 by Ferdinand von Mueller and Ralph Tate and the description was published in Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia.[2][3] The specific epithet (luehmannii) is in honour of Johann Georg Luehmann.[4]
References
- ^ "Darwinia luehmannii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand; Tate, Ralph (1896). "Darwinia luehmannii". Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia. 16 (3): 353. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Darwinia luehmannii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 251. ISBN 9780958034180.
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- Darwinia (plant)
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Vulnerable flora of Australia
- Myrtales of Australia
- Rosids of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1896
- Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller