Asperula gunnii
| Mountain Woodruff | |
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| Asperula gunnii, Baw Baw National Park, Victoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Rubieae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. gunnii |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperula gunnii Hook.f. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asperula oligantha var. gunnii (Hook.f.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg. | |
Asperula gunnii (or Mountain Woodruff) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is a perennial herb that is endemic to Australia.
Description
Leaves are usually arranged in whorls of 4 to 6 and are 4 to 8 mm long and 2.5 mm wide with pointed ends. White flowers are produced in summer in terminal or axillary cymes. Male flowers are around 2 mm long and female flowers are 3 mm long. These are followed by 1 to 2 mm long black fruits.[1]
Distribution and Habitat
Asperula gunnii occurs in damp or swampy conditions in grasslands or wooded areas at high altitudes in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.[1]
Taxonomy
Asperula gunnii was first formally described by English botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1847[2] based on plant material collected by Ronald Gunn near the Nive River in Tasmania in 1840.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Asperula gunnii". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ↑ Joseph Dalton Hooker. 1847. London Journal of Botany 6: 463 Asperula gunnii
- ↑ "Asperula gunnii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-03.