Exocarpos syrticola (common name coastal ballart,[3] coast ballart)[4] belongs to the sandalwood plant family (Santalaceae).[1] It is a species endemic to Australia and found on the coastal fringes of Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia.[3]
| Exocarpos syrticola | |
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| Specimen growing in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Exocarpos |
| Species: | E. syrticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Exocarpos syrticola | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
It was first described in 1856 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Exocarpos strictus var. syrticola,[5][6] and given species status in 1959 by Hans Ulrich Stauffer.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Exocarpos syrticola". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b Stauffer, H.U. (1959) Santalales-Studien IV. Revisio Anthobolearum. Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universitat Zurich 213: 173, t. 9, 23B
- ^ a b A.S.George (2017) Exocarpos syrticola. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra.Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Exocarpos syrticola: Flora of Victoria". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ "Exocarpos strictus var. syrticola". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Miquel, F.A.W. (1856) Stirpes Novo-Hollandas a Ferd Mullero collectas determinavit. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4(1): 104. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Exocarpos syrticola at Wikimedia Commons- Exocarpos syrticola occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Exocarpos syrticola images on Flickr
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