Stylidium oviflorum
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Stylidium oviflorum is a dicotyledonous species of plant that belongs in the family Stylidiaceae.
Taxonomy
According to Bean the specific epithet oviflorum comes from the Latin ovi meaning 'egg' and florus meaning 'flower', which refers to this species flower colouration that resembles a fried egg with bright yellow and pure white colours.[1] The proper word for 'flower' in classical and botanical Latin is however flos,[2][3] while ovum is the word for 'egg' in classical Latin.[2]
Description
It is an annual plant that grows from 6 to 26 cm tall. The linear or deltate leaves, about 3-11 per plant, are scattered along the stem and are generally 1.4–3 mm long and 0.25-0.6 mm wide. Petioles and scapes are absent. Inflorescences are 4–15 cm long and produce white and yellow flowers that bloom from April to August in the southern hemisphere. S. oviflorum is endemic to the northern area of Queensland from Mareeba and Wairuna west to Barwidgi. Its habitat is recorded as being sandy soils in seepage areas, on hillsides, or beside creeks in the company of Melaleuca viridiflora, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, or E. cullenii. S. oviflorum is most closely related to S. fissilobum but differs mostly in the corolla colour and self-supporting stems.
Threats
Its conservation status has been assessed as data deficient.[1]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Bean, A.R. (2000). A revision of Stylidium subg. Andersonia (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). Austrobaileya 5(4): 589-649.
- ↑ a b Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ↑ Stearn, W.T. (1983). Botanical Latin. History, grammar, syntax, terminology and vocabulary (3rd edition). Newton Abbot London: David Charles.
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