Stylobasium spathulatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Surianaceae |
Genus: | Stylobasium |
Species: | S. spathulatum
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Binomial name | |
Stylobasium spathulatum |
Stylobasium spathulatum ("pebble bush") [1] is a species of xerophytic shrub in the family Surianaceae. It was first described in 1819 by René Louiche Desfontaines [2] [3] and is endemic to the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia. [4] [5]
The specific epithet, spathulatum, is a Latin adjective (spathulatus,-a,-um) meaning "spoon-shaped" and refers to the shape of the leaves. [6]
The Walmajarri people call this bush Kuparta. [1]
Stylobasium spathulatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Surianaceae |
Genus: | Stylobasium |
Species: | S. spathulatum
|
Binomial name | |
Stylobasium spathulatum |
Stylobasium spathulatum ("pebble bush") [1] is a species of xerophytic shrub in the family Surianaceae. It was first described in 1819 by René Louiche Desfontaines [2] [3] and is endemic to the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia. [4] [5]
The specific epithet, spathulatum, is a Latin adjective (spathulatus,-a,-um) meaning "spoon-shaped" and refers to the shape of the leaves. [6]
The Walmajarri people call this bush Kuparta. [1]