Commersonia craurophylla

Commersonia craurophylla (common name brittle leaved rulingia)[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to Australia.[3] It is a hairy-stemmed shrub. The leaves have entire margins, and are covered in both simple and stellate hairs.[4]

Commersonia craurophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Commersonia
Species:
C. craurophylla
Binomial name
Commersonia craurophylla
Synonyms[3]

Taxonomy

Commersonia craurophylla was first formally described as Rulingia craurophylla in 1875 by Ferdinand von Mueller,[1][5] but in 1882 he transferred it to the genus, Commersonia.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in Western Australia,[3] in Beard's Eremaean and South-West Provinces,[4] and in South Australia.[6]


References

  1. "Commersonia craurophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882). Systematic Census of Australian Plants. p. 16.
  3. "Commersonia craurophylla (F.Muell.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "Commersonia craurophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  5. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875). "Sterculiaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 9 (75): 59.
  6. "Fact sheet for Rulingia craurophylla". www.flora.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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