Beaufortia macrostemon
| Beaufortia macrostemon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Beaufortia |
| Species: | B. macrostemon |
| Binomial name | |
| Beaufortia macrostemon Lindl.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Beaufortia macrostemon is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub growing to a height of about 40 cm (20 in).
Beaufortia macrostemon has red flowers arranged in heads on the ends of its branches. The flowers have 5 sepals, 5 petals and 5 bundles of stamens. Flowering occurs between September and January and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules.[2]
Beaufortia macrostemon was first formally described in 1839 by the English botanist John Lindley in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[1][3] The specific epithet (macrostemon) is derived from the Ancient Greek makros meaning "large" or "long" and stemon meaning "thread" or "filament".[4]
Beaufortia macrostemon occurs in the Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions.[2] It grows in gravelly soil derived from laterite[5] and is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Beaufortia macrostemon". APNI. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Beaufortia macrostemon". FloraBase. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ Lindley, John (1839). A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony (PDF). London: James Ridgway. p. x. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms and Etymology (Volume III) M–Q. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 1585. ISBN 0849326761. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 349. ISBN 0646402439.