Phlebocarya ciliata explained

Phlebocarya ciliata is a plant in the Haemodoraceae family,native to Western Australia.[1]

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.

Description

Phlebocarya ciliata has flat leaves with leaf blades that are 25-65 cm by 1.6-3.7 mm and have fringed margins (though sometimes only towards the apex or the base). The flowerhead is about 1/3 to 2/3 as long as the leaves. The style is simple and there is one stigma.

It flowers from September to November and grows in heath and woodland in swampy to well-drained sandy soils.[2]

Etymology

The species epithet, ciliata, is a Latin adjective, ciliatus (from cilium, "eyelash") and thus describes the plant as having fine hairs extending from an edge, like an eyelash.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phlebocarya ciliata R.Br. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 2021-04-09.
  2. Book: T.D.Macfarlane . Terry Desmond Macfarlane . 2020 . Phlebocarya ciliata . Flora of Australia . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment . Canberra . https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Phlebocarya%20ciliata . 2021-04-09.
  3. Web site: ciliatus,-a,-um . www.plantillustrations.org . 2021-04-09.