Hullsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Brachyscominae
Genus: Hullsia
P.S.Short
Species:
H. argillicola
Binomial name
Hullsia argillicola
P.S.Short

Hullsia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hullsia argillicola.[2]

Hullsia range in Australia

It is native to Australia, mainly the states of Northern Territory and Western Australia,[2] and it grows on heavy clay soils. Located in regions that flood frequently, such as plains, paddocks and swamps.[3]

Description

Subsucculent perennial, herb (with a well-developed taproot), it grows up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high. It has yellow flowers.[3]

Taxonomy

The genus name of Hullsia is in honour of Charles Stephen Hulls (c. 1835–1923), accompanied John McKinlay explorer and cattle grazier, on expeditions in Australia.[4] The Latin specific epithet of argillicola means dwelling on clay, or 'argillicolous'.[5] Due to the fact it was found in the clay soils of northern Australia.[6]

Both genus and species were first described and published by Philip Sydney Short in Muelleria Vol.20 on page 58 in 2004.[6][2]

The genus was once thought to be part of the Brachyscome genus.[7]

Hullsia argillicola was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 20 November 2019.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Hullsia P.S.Short | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hullsia argillicola P.S.Short | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Hullsia argillicola P.S.Short". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Herbarium Biodiversity and Conservation Science. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 Short, P.S. (January 2004). "Three new genera of Australian Astereae (Asteraceae)". Muelleria. 20: 53–66.
  7. ↑ Joachim W. Kadereit and Charles Jeffrey (Editors) Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Asterales (2007), p. 342, at Google Books
  8. ↑ "GRIN-Global ; Genus Hullsia P. S. Short". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

Other sources

  • Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1212. Note: Committee recommends that it should not be treated as a homonym of Hulsea Torr. & A. Gray
  • Brummitt, R. K. 2009. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 60. Taxon 58:289-290. Note: Committee recommends that it should not be treated as a homonym of Hulsea Torr. & A. Gray
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