Cryptandra glabriflora is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia. It is a low shrub with linear or oblong leaves and clusters of white or pink, tube-shaped flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptandra |
| Species: | C. glabriflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptandra glabriflora | |
Description edit
Cryptandra glabriflora is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–50 cm (3.9–19.7 in), and has many rigid, glabrous, spiny branches. The leaves are linear to oblong, 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long and glabrous, with the edges rolled under. The flowers are white or pink, sessile, clustered along the branches and more or less glabrous. The floral tube is broadly bell-shaped, 2.1–2.6 mm (0.083–0.102 in) long, surrounded by broad, overlapping bracts and has spreading lobes. Flowering occurs from May to August.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming edit
Cryptandra glabriflora was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected near the Murchison River by Augustus Oldfield.[3][4] The specific epithet (glabriflora ) means "glabrous-flowered".[5]
Distribution and habitat edit
This cryptandra is only known from Kalbarri National Park where it grows on plains in sand or gravelly soils.[2][6]
Conservation status edit
This cryptandra is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Cryptandra glabriflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Cryptandra glabriflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand. Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 441. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Cryptandra glabriflora". APNI. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 206. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ Rye, Barbara L. (1995). "New and priority taxa in the genera Cryptandra and Stenanthemum (Rhamnaceae) of Western Australia". Nuytsia. 10 (2): 269–270. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 30 November 2022.