Rumicastrum granuliferum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Rumicastrum |
| Species: | R. granuliferum
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| Rumicastrum granuliferum | |
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Rumicastrum granuliferum (synonym Calandrinia granulifera) is an annual herb[3] in the family Montiaceae, and is native to New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.[1][4][2]
Description[edit]
It is a succulent, erect to decumbent herb, flowering from September to November with white-pink flowers. It grows on sandy and gravelly soils on granite outcrops and slopes.[3] The flowers are on pedicels (stems) which are 0.5–2 mm long and erect when in fruit. The bracts are alternate. The sepals are deciduous and 1.5–3 mm long. There are 5-7 petals, 5-10 stamens and 3 stigmas. The black capsule is almost spherical with three short valves which open at the apex only. The numerous, red-brown, shiny seeds are about 0.5 mm long and 0.4 mm wide.[5] For an illustration of the colliculate seeds, see PlantNet.
Taxonomy[edit]
The species was first described as Calandrinia granulifera by George Bentham in 1863.[1][6] The genus Calandrinia was discovered to be paraphyletic, and the Australasian species were moved to genus Rumicastrum in 2020.[2][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c APNI Calandrinia granulifera Benth. Australian Plant Name Index
- ^ a b c Govaerts, R. et al. (2023) Plants of the World Online: Rumicastrum granuliferum (Benth.) Carolin. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Calandrinia granulifera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia granulifera
- ^ SAFlora: Calandrinia granulifera. State Herbarium of South Australia, Government of South Australia.
- ^ Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 176
- ^ Hershkovitz, M.A. (2020). "Rumicastrum Ulbrich (Montiaceae): a beautiful name for the Australian calandrinias". Phytologia. 102: 116–123.
External links[edit]
Media related to Rumicastrum granuliferum at Wikimedia Commons- Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia granulifera
- VicFlora: Calandrinia granulifera. Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria
