Asterolasia hexapetala
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| Asterolasia hexapetala (Juss.) Druce |
Asterolasia hexapetala is a shrub in the family Rutaceae. The species is native to New South Wales in Australia. The Asterolasia grows to about 1.5 meters (4.5 feet) in height, mainly along water and Sclerophyll forest/woodlands in lower altitudes.
The name orginates from the Ancient Greek words; aster, lasios, and hexapetala, meaning star, hairy (refering to hairs on the leaves), and six-petals.
[edit] Botany
The leaves are greenish in color coverd in hair, 2–6 centimetres long, about 1-2 centimetres in width.
The flowers are 1-1.5 centimetres in diameter, usually white or white-yellow, with yellow stamens and rarely grow in clusters.
The aggregate fruit of the, Asterolasia hexapetala; is a berry-like in structure, brownish in color, and grows alongside the flower.
[edit] References
New South Wales Flora Online: Asterolasia hexapetala by G.J Harden & B.J. Mole, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
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