Anigozanthos gabrielae

Anigozanthos gabrielae is a species of Anigozanthos in the family Haemodoraceae known as dwarf kangaroo paw. This flowering, rhizomatous, perennial plant is endemic to Southwest Australia and grows on sand in areas which are wet in winter.[4]

Anigozanthos gabrielae
Anigozanthos gabrielae from Western Australia: Albany, Avon Wheatbelt
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Anigozanthos
Species:
A. gabrielae
Binomial name
Anigozanthos gabrielae
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

There are no synonyms

The species was first described by Karel Domin in the 1912 in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany.[4][5]

Description

Anigozanthos gabrielae has flat leaves, which are from 20 to 120 mm long and 0.8 to 3 mm wide. It has no hairs or bristles on the leaf margins, nor does it have hairs on the leaf surface. The scape is hairy, and from 90 to 230 mm long. A bract (9-30 mm long) subtends the inflorescence, which has several flowers. The bracts for each flower are 6.5-15 mm long and each flower is on a stem which is from 2 to 6.5 mm long, while the flowers are from 20 to 39 mm long. The perianth is hairy, and has bilateral symmetry. It is both red and green, with six tepals. There are six stamens, in pairs at three levels. The stamen filaments are 1.5-2.3 mm long, and the anthers are without an appendage and 1.5-2.4 mm long. Style 18-28 mm long. It flowers in September or October.[4]

Distribution

It is found in the following Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia (IBRA) regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Esperance Plains.[4]

References
  1. "Anigozanthos gabrielae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Domin, K. (1912) Additions to the Flora of Western and North-Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41: 257, t. 12, fig. 22
  3. Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Anigozanthos gabrielae. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. "Anigozanthos gabrielae Domin". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  5. "Anigozanthos gabrielae Domin". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
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