Dampiera alata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Dampiera
Species:
D. alata
Binomial name
Dampiera alata
Synonyms[1]

Dampiera epiphylloidea de Vriese

Dampiera alata is a plant in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia.[2][1][3]

Description

Dampiera alata is a perennial herb growing up to 40 cm, with no surface covering except on the inflorescence. The stems are flat and winged, and 3 to 13 mm wide with distinct ribs on each wing's margin. The leaves are sessile (i.e., not on stalks) and the leaf blades are 18 to 49 mm by 3.5 to 16 mm. The flowers are in panicles, with the inflorescence branches usually being solitary. The bracteoles are covered with dense intertwined hairs and 2.5 to 4 mm long. The sepals are mostly hidden by hairs, are ovate to elliptic, and 1 to 1.5 mm long. The corolla is 12 to 16 mm long, with hairs on the outside. The ovary (2-2.5 mm long) is humped, swollen on one side, and sometimes covered in dense intertwined hairs. The fruit is 3-4 mm diam, and humped, (swollen on one side), wrinkled, and hairy. It flowers mainly from August to November.[3]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in south-west Western Australia, on sand plains.[3]

Taxonomy & etymology

It was first described by John Lindley in 1839.[4][5] The specific epithet, alata, is a Latin adjective, alatus, -a, um, meaning "having wings", or "winged".[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dampiera alata Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dampiera alata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. 1 2 3 Rajput, M.T.M. & Carolin, R.C. (2020). "Dampiera alata". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 14 July 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Dampiera alata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ↑ Lindley, J. (1839). A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. pp. xxvii.
  6. ↑ "alatus, -a, -um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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