Stylobasium australe explained

Stylobasium australe is a species of shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1] It was first described as Macrostigma australe in 1842 by William Jackson Hooker,[2] and reassessed in 1965 as Stylobasium by Ghillean Prance.[3]

Description

Stylobasium australe is a perennial shrub that grows up to 2m high.[4] It has simple leaves with entire margins and flowers from May to October. The flowers are dichogamous, with the male stamens developing first and dehiscing before the female stigma develops (protandry).[5] New plants can grow from root suckers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stylobasium australe . Atlas of Living Australia.
  2. Book: Hooker, William Jackson . Icones Plantarum . 1842 . 5.
  3. Prance, G. (1965), Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'Etat a Bruxelles 35: 436
  4. Falster, Gallagher et al. (2021) AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data 8: 254, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2893552#, Atlas of Living Australia
  5. Keighery . Greg . 1984–1986 . Floral sexuality in Stylobasium Desf. (Stylobasidiaceae) . The Western Australian Naturalist . 16 . 23 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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