Pimelea sulphurea

Pimelea sulphurea is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family.[3]

Pimelea sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. sulphurea
Binomial name
Pimelea sulphurea
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms[3]

Banksia sulfurea (Meisn.) Kuntze
Calyptrostegia sulphurea Walp.

Description

Pimelea sulphurea (Yellow banjine[4]) is a small shrub from 15–60 cm high.[1] Its stems are smooth (glabrous) and its elliptic to circular leaves are opposite, and without stalks (sessile - the leaves attaching directly to the stem), and of length 2–16 mm, width 1.5–9 mm.[1] Both surfaces of the leaves are smooth and of a green to bluish green colour.[1] The inflorescence hangs down (is pendulous), and is compact, with many flowers.[1] The yellow flowers are usually bisexual, but sometimes female only.[1] They are hairy outside and smooth inside. P. sulphurea flowers from July to November.[1]

Habitat

It usually grows on sand, within woodland or shrubland.[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in the south-west of Western Australia,[1][5] in the IBRA regions of Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, and the Swan Coastal Plain.[4]

Taxonomy

The species was described by C.D.F. Meisner in 1848.[6][2] In 1852, Walpers assigned it to Meyer's genus of Calyptrostegia (now considered a synonym of Pimelea)[7] thereby giving it the name, Calyptrostegia sulphurea.[8][9] In 1891, Otto Kuntze redescribed Pimelea as being the genus Banksia and hence gave it (incorrectly) the name Banksia sulfurea.[10][11]

References
  1. Rye, B.L. 1990. Flora of Australia online" Pimelea sulphurea. Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 18, ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2018
  2. Meisner, C.D.F. 1848. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 6: 396
  3. Govaerts, R.; et al. (2018). "Plants of the world online: Pimelea sulphurea". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. Florabase: Pimelea sulphurea. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. AVH: Occurrence data for Pimelea sulphurea. Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. APNI: Pimelea sulphurea. Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. Govaerts, R.; et al. (2018). "Plants of the world online: Calyptrostegia". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. IPNI:Calyptrostegia sulphurea. International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. Walpers, W.G. 1852. [Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 3(2): 325. 1852 Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 3(2): 325.]
  10. IPNI: Banksia sulfurea. International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 1 September 2018
  11. Kuntze, C.E.O. 1891. Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 583.
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