Dicrastylis cordifolia

Dicrastylis cordifolia is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae.[3] It is endemic to the north of Western Australia.[3]

Dicrastylis cordifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Dicrastylis
Species:
D. cordifolia
Binomial name
Dicrastylis cordifolia
Munir[1][2]
Synonyms[3]

Dicrastylis cordifolia var. barnettii Munir
Dicrastylis cordifolia var. purpurea Munir
Dicrastylis georgei Munir
Dicrastylis georgei var. cuneata Munir

Description

Dicrastylis cordifolia is a spreading shrub, growing to 1 m high, in red sands or red stony loams, on sand dunes, plains and ridges. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 12-30 mm long by 5-20 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs, and a blistered, puckered surface. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 1.5-2.3 mm long. The flower stalks are 0.5-0.7 mm long, and have dendritic hairs, and peltate scales hairs. The calyx has five lobes (1.5-3 mm long), and is covered in dendritic hairs, and the white to cream corolla is 5-8 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are five stamens. Flowers may be seen from March to September (or March or May).[4]

It is found in Beard's Eremaean and Northern Provinces.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis cordifolia.[1][2]

References
  1. "Dicrastylis cordifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. Munir, A.A. (1978). "Taxonomic revision of Chloanthaceae trib. Physopsideae". Brunonia. 1 (4): 461-465, Fig. 5. doi:10.1071/BRU9780407. ISSN 0313-4245. Wikidata Q55756057.
  3. Govaerts, R., et. al. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis cordifolia Munir". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. "Dicrastylis cordifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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