Symonanthus bancroftii

Symonanthus bancroftii, also known as Bancroft's Symonanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the potato family that is endemic to Australia.

Symonanthus bancroftii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Symonanthus
Species:
S. bancroftii
Binomial name
Symonanthus bancroftii
Synonyms
  • Isandra bancroftii F.Muell.

Etymology

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The specific epithet bancroftii honours Queensland surgeon Joseph Bancroft for his pharmacological research on Australian plants.[1]

Description

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The species grows as an erect shrub to 1 m in height, covered with grey hairs. The oval leaves are 8 mm long and 4.5 mm wide. The flowers are dull yellow-green, with the corolla 5–6 mm long. The fruit is a shiny round red berry 5–10 mm in diameter.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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Bancroft's Symonanthus is very rare and known only from a few localities in the south-eastern Wheatbelt region of south-west Western Australia.[1]

Conservation

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The species is listed as Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Symonanthus bancroftii". Flora of South Australia fact sheets. Department for Environment and Water, South Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.