Pimelea microcephala

Pimelea microcephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species: P. microcephala
Binomial name
Pimelea microcephala
R. Br.
Synonyms
  • Banksia microcephala (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Calyptrostegia microcephala (R.Br.) Endl.
  • Aschenfeldtia pimeleoides F.Muell. ex Meisn. nom. inval.

Pimelea microcephala (mallee riceflower[1] or shrubby riceflower[2]) is a dioecious shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Australia. It grows up to 4 metres high and produces greenish-yellow flowerheads. The male flowerheads have 13 to 100 flowers while the female flowerheads have 7 to 12. The leaves are 7 to 40 mm long and 1 to 4 mm wide.[3]

The species is toxic to stock.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.[4]

Distribution

The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[3]

References

  1. "Pimelea microcephala". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
  2. "Pimelea microcephala". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  3. 1 2 3 New South Wales Flora Online: Pimelea microcephala Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  4. "Pimelea microcephala". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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