Eremophila mackinlayi
| Eremophila mackinlayi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. mackinlayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila mackinlayi F.Muell. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bontia mackinlayi (F.Muell.) Kuntze | |
Eremophila mackinlayi, commonly known as desert pride, is a shrub species that occurs in Western Australia.
It is a shrub from 0.3 to 2.5 metres high with purple flowers, occurring from July to October in the species native range.[1]
The species was formally described in 1864 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae.[2] Two subspecies are currently recognised:[2]
- E.mackinlayi F.Muell. subsp. mackinlayi
- E. mackinlayi subsp. spathulata Chinnock
Eremophila strongylophylla is regarded as a synonym of E. mackinlayi at the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families but is still treated as a species in its own right by the Western Australian Herbarium [3][4]
Eremophila strongylophylla
References
- ↑ "Eremophila mackinlayi". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Eremophila mackinlayi". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Eremophila strongylophylla"". The Plant List. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Eremophila strongylophylla". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.