Conostylis phathyrantha explained

Conostylis phathyrantha is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It has flat, glabrous leaves, and yellow, tubular flowers.

Description

Conostylis phathyrantha is a rhizomatous, tufted, perennial, grass-like plant or herb with short stems. Its leaves are flat, curved, long, wide and glabrous, apart from pimply leaf margins. The flowers are borne in heads on a flowering stem long with a linear bract long and several flowers, each flower on a pedicel about long. The perianth is long and yellow, with lobes about long, the anthers about long. Flowering occurs from August to October.[1] [2]

Taxonomy and naming

Conostylis phathyrantha was first formally described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens collected by Sarah Brooks near Israelite Bay.[3] [4] The specific epithet (phathyrantha) means "sun-flowered".[5]

Distribution and habitat

This conostylis grows in sand in heath and mallee heath between Starvation Boat Harbour and Israelite Bay in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of southern Western Australia.[2]

Conservation status

Conostylis phathyrantha is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hopper . S.D . Purdie . R.W . George . A.S . Patrick . S.J . Conostylis phathyrantha . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment . 8 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Hopper . S.D . Purdie . R.W . George . A.S . Patrick . S.J . Conostylis phathyrantha . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment . 102–103 . 8 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Conostylis phathyrantha . APNI. 8 January 2024.
  4. Diels . Ludwig . Pritzel . Ernst Georg . Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. . Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie . 1904 . 35 . 1 . 111 . 8 January 2024.
  5. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 275 . 3rd.