Trymalium ledifolium
| Trymalium ledifolium | |
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| Trymalium ledifolium var. ledifolium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Trymalium |
| Species: | T. ledifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Trymalium ledifolium | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cryptandra anomala Steud. | |
Trymalium ledifolium, sometimes called Star Buckthorn, is a plant species in the Rhamnaceae family, found in the south-west of Western Australia.[1] It is a shrub which grows from 0.3 to 2.5 m high, and grows on clay, gravel, loam and sand, on granite, limestone and laterite and on outcrops and dunes. Flowering from June to November, the flowers are a white-cream.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was first described in 1837 by Eduard Fenzl.[3][4]
Three varieties are recognised:[5]
- Trymalium ledifolium Fenzl var. ledifolium[6]
- Trymalium ledifolium var. lineare[7]
- Trymalium ledifolium var. rosmarinifolium (Steud.) Benth.[8]
Conservation status[edit]
It is deemed to be "Not threatened" under Western Australian conservation laws.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Trymalium ledifolium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Trymalium ledifolium Fenzl". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Trymalium ledifolium". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Fenzl, E. (1837). "Rhamneae". In Endlicher, S. F. L.; Fenzl, E.; Bentham, G.; Schott, H. W. (eds.). Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel. p. 24.
- ^ Ticli, K. (2019). "Trymalium ledifolium Fenzl". Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Trymalium ledifolium Fenzl var. ledifolium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Trymalium ledifolium var. lineare Rye". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Trymalium ledifolium var. rosmarinifolium (Steud.) Benth". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.