Pimelea ligustrina

Pimelea ligustrina
Pimelea ligustrina subsp. ciliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species: P. ligustrina
Binomial name
Pimelea ligustrina
Labill.[1]
Synonyms

Banksia ligustrina (Labill.) Kuntze
Calyptrostegia ligustrina (Labill.) C.A.Mey.
Pimelea elegans Lem.

Pimelea ligustrina, commonly known as tall rice-flower, is a shrub species in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.[2]

Plants have an erect habit, growing to between 1 and 3 metres in height. Leaves are 15 to 90 mm long and 7 to 20 mm wide.[3] The flowers are clustered in groups, the heads surrounded by 4 or 8 bracts.[3] These are followed by green to red-brown fruit.[3]

The species was first formally described in 1805 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[1] Three subspecies are currently recognised:

It occurs in coastal areas and mountain ranges in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.[3] It is a food plant for caterpillars of the Yellow-spot Blue.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pimelea ligustrina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 New South Wales Flora Online: Pimelea ligustrina Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
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