Sauropus arenosus

Sauropus arenosus is a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Western Australia[1] and the Northern Territory.[4]

Sauropus arenosus

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Sauropus
Species:
S. arenosus
Binomial name
Sauropus arenosus
J.T.Hunter & J.J.Bruhl[2][3]

It is a spreading shrub growing from 0.5 to 1 m high. Its yellow-green/red-pink flowers may be seen in May.[1]

Distribution and habitat

In Western Australia it is found growing on red sand dunes in the IBRA regions of the Gibson Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, and the Little Sandy Desert.[1]

References
  1. "Sauropus arenosus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Sauropus arenosus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Hunter, J.T. & Bruhl, J.J. (1997). "New Sauropus (Euphorbiaceae: Phyllantheae) taxa for the Northern Territory and Western Australia and notes on other Sauropus occurring in these regions". Nuytsia. 11 (2): 166, fig. 1A-C.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Sauropus arenosus occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium


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