Levenhookia chippendalei
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Levenhookia chippendalei is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Levenhookia (family Stylidiaceae). It is named after its discoverer, George Chippendale, founder of the Northern Territory Herbarium. It grows from Script error: No such module "convert". tall with oblanceolate leaves near the base of the plant. The few leaves this species produces are generally Script error: No such module "convert". long. The inflorescences are racemose. Flowers are pink with Script error: No such module "convert". long petals. The sensitive labellum is hood-like and dark red with yellow appendages. L. chippendalei is most closely related to L. preissii but differs in flower morphology. It shares a similar floral arrangement with Levenhookia stipitata.[1]
L. chippendalei is the only species in the genus to be recorded from the Northern Territory.[1] It has also been recorded from many locations in Western Australia and given a status of "not threatened" by FloraBase because of that wide abundance.[2]
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- ↑ a b Erickson, R. and Willis, J.H. (1966). Some additions to Australian Stylidiaceae. Victorian Naturalist, 83: 107-112.
- ↑ Paczkowska, Grazyna. (1996). Levenhookia chippendalei F.L.Erickson & J.H.Willis. FloraBase, Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed online: 11 August 2007.
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