Pimelea microcephala

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Pimelea microcephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species: P. microcephala
Binomial name
Pimelea microcephala
R. Br.
Synonyms
  • Banksia microcephala (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Calyptrostegia microcephala (R.Br.) Endl.
  • Aschenfeldtia pimeleoides F.Muell. ex Meisn. nom. inval.

Pimelea microcephala (Mallee Riceflower[1] or Shrubby Riceflower[2]) is a dioecious shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Australia. It grows up to 4 metres high and produces greenish-yellow flowerheads. The male flowerheads have 13 to 100 flowers while the female flowerheads have 7 to 12. The leaves are 7 to 40 mm long and 1 to 4 mm wide.[3]

The species is toxic to stock.[3]

[edit] Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.[4]

[edit] Distribution

The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pimelea microcephala. Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
  2. ^ Pimelea microcephala. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  3. ^ a b c New South Wales Flora Online: Pimelea microcephala by , Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
  4. ^ Pimelea microcephala. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.


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