Lasiopetalum quinquenervium is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with hairy stems and leaves, egg-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
| Lasiopetalum quinquenervium | |
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| In Cape Arid National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Lasiopetalum |
| Species: | L. quinquenervium
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasiopetalum quinquenervium | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lasiopetalum acutiflorum var. quinquenervium (Turcz.) Benth. | |
Description edit
Lasiopetalum quinquenervium is an erect, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.25–1 m (1–3 ft), its stems and leaves covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves are egg-shaped with a heart-shaped base, 30–70 mm (1.2–2.8 in) long and 10–45 mm (0.39–1.77 in) wide. The flowers are arranged in loose groups, each flower on a pedicel 1.5–5 mm (0.059–0.197 in) long with hairy bracteoles 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long at the base of the sepals. The sepals are pink or white, 6.0–7.5 mm (0.24–0.30 in) long, fused for half their length, and there are no petals. The anthers are 2.4–2.8 mm (0.094–0.110 in) long on filaments 1.4–2.0 mm (0.055–0.079 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to December.[2][3]
Taxonomy edit
Lasiopetalum quinquenervium was first formally described in 1852 by Nikolai Turczaninow in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou from specimens collected by James Drummond.[4][5] The specific epithet (quinquenervium) means "five-veined", referring to the leaves.[6]
Distribution and habitat edit
This lasiopetalum grows in rocky places on hillsides and in coastal areas between Jerramungup, Ravensthorpe and Esperance in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of southern Western Australia.[2]
Conservation status edit
Lasiopetalum quinquenervium is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lasiopetalum quinquenervium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lasiopetalum quinquenervium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Bentham, George (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 264. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Lasiopetalum quinquenervium". APNI. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Turczaninow, Nikolai (1852). "Decas septima generum adhuc non descriptorum adjectis descriptionibus nonnullarum specierum". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 25 (3): 146–147. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 290. ISBN 9780958034180.