Platysace lanceolata
Platysace lanceolata, commonly known as shrubby platysace, is a shrub species that is native to south-eastern Australia. It grows to 1.5 metres high and has leaves that are 10 to 50 mm long and 4 to 5 mm wide. Plants produce umbels of small white 5-petalled flowers between December and February in the species native range.[4]
Platysace lanceolata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Platysace |
Species: | P. lanceolata |
Binomial name | |
Platysace lanceolata | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Azorella lanceolata Labill. |
The species was first formally described by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in 1805 in the first volume of Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen and given the name Azorella lanceolata.[1][3] The species was transferred to the genus Platysace in 1917 by English botanist George Claridge Druce.[1]
References
- "Platysace lanceolata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Platysace lanceolata. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 November 2018
- Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1805) Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(9-10): 74, t. 99
- Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.