Calothamnus planifolius
| Calothamnus planifolius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Calothamnus |
| Species: | C. planifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Calothamnus planifolius Lehm. | |
| Synonyms | |
Calothamnus planifolius is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with many branches, growing to a height of about 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) with flat leaves and red flowers from September to November.[1][2] The flowers have 4 petals and 4 narrow bundles of stamens. (In 2014 Craven, Edwards and Cowley proposed that the species be renamed Melaleuca planifolia.)[3]
Calothamnus planifolius was first formally described by Johann Lehmmann in 1842 in Delectus Seminum quae in Horto Hamburgensium botanico e collectione.[4] The specific epithet (planifolius) is from the Latin plani- meaning "flat"[5] and folius meaning "leaf".[6]
Calothamnus planifolius occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest biogeographic regions[1] where it grows in gravelly clay over laterite.[7]
Calothamnus planifolius is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian government department of parks and wildlife.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Calothamnus planifolius". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ Hawkeswood, Trevor J. (1984). "Nine new species of Calothamnus Labill. (Myrtaceae: Leptospermoideae) from Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia 5 (1): 124–125. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ Craven, Lyn A.; Edwards, Robert D.; Cowley, Kirsten J. (30 June 2014). "New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae)". Taxon 63 (3): 666. doi:10.12705/633.38. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "Calothamnus planifolius". APNI. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "plani-". Wiktionary. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "vitifolius". Wiktionary. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 351. ISBN 0646402439.