Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Conospermum
Species: C. stoechadis
Subspecies: C. stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum
Trinomial name
Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum
(Lindl.) E.M.Benn.

Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Contents

[edit] Description

As with other forms of C. stoechadis, it grows as an erect, multi-stemmed shrub, with a lignotuber. It has slender needle-like leaves from two to 17 centimetres long and 0.6 to 2.25 millimetres wide, and panicles of white flowers.[1][2] This subspecies grows to a height of from 0.3 to 1.5 metres, rarely to 2.5 metres, and has tomentose, grey leaves.[3][4]

[edit] Taxonomy

It was first published at species rank as Conospermum sclerophyllum, in John Lindley's 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, based on unspecified material.[5] In 1995, Eleanor Bennett demoted it to a subspecies of C. stoechadis in her treatment of Conospermum for the Flora of Australia series of monographs.[6][7]

[edit] Distribution and habitat

It occurs on sandplains of white, grey or yellow sand, or amongst laterite. It extends from Jurien Bay, east to Kulin, and south as far as Wickepin.[3][4]

[edit] Ecology

It is not considered threatened.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Conospermum stoechadis Endl.. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Conospermum stoechadis Endl.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  3. ^ a b Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum (Lindl.) E.M.Benn.. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  4. ^ a b c Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum (Lindl.) E.M.Benn.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  5. ^ Lindley, John (1839). "A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony", Appendix to the first twenty-three volumes of Edwards's Botanical Register. London: James Ridgeway. 
  6. ^ Conospermum sclerophyllum Lindl.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  7. ^ Conospermum stoechadis subsp. sclerophyllum (Lindl.) E.M.Benn.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
This Proteaceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
  This Western Australia article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.