Stylidium inaequipetalum

Stylidium inaequipetalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Stylidiaceae
Genus: Stylidium
Subgenus: Tolypangium
Section: Debilia
Species: S. inaequipetalum
Binomial name
Stylidium inaequipetalum
J.M.Black

Stylidium inaequipetalum, the Ayers Rock triggerplant,[1] is a small herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Stylidium. It grows from 7 to 40 cm (2.8 to 15.7 in) tall. Oblanceolate leaves, about 20-100 per plant, form a basal rosette with stems absent. The leaves are generally 15-81 mm long and 2-8 mm wide. This species produces 1-11 scapes per plant. Inflorescences are 7-40 cm long and produce pink flowers with petals all free and blooms almost year-round in their native range. S. inaequipetalum is endemic to the southwestern Northern Territory and Western Australia. Its typical habitat has been reported as sandy soils on sheltered creekbanks or in between rocks. S. inaequipetalum is most closely related to S. floribundum, though it is also closely allied with S. debile.[2][3]

It was first described by John McConnell Black in a 1938 issue of the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Erickson, Rica. 1958. Triggerplants. Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd.: Perth, W.A. p. 165.
  2. ↑ Bean, A.R. 1999. A revision of Stylidium sect. Debilia Mildbr., S. sect. Floodia Mildbr. and S. sect. Lanata A.R.Bean (Stylidiaceae). Austrobaileya, 5(3): 427-455.
  3. ↑ "Stylidium inaequipetalum". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  4. ↑ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 14 June 2010.


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