Darwinia micropetala

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Darwinia micropetala
Near Petherick, South Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Darwinia
Species:
D. micropetala
Binomial name
Darwinia micropetala
(
Benth.[1]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]
  • Chamaelaucium micropetalum F.Muell.
    orth. var.
  • Chamelaucium micropetalum (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Genethyllis micropetala F.Muell. orth. var.
  • Genetyllis micropetala F.Muell.

Darwinia micropetala, commonly known as small darwinia,

endemic
to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a small, erect shrub with linear leaves, and heads of white to pink flowers.

Description

Darwinia micropetala is an erect, wiry shrub that typically grows to a height of 30–50 cm (12–20 in). Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, linear, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long, about 0.5 mm (0.020 in) wide and triangular to egg-shaped in cross-section. The flowers are borne in upper leaf axils in compound, corymbose heads with two to four flowers in each partial head. The bracteoles are white to pink and egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and often fall off as the flowers open. The floral tube is 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long and about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide, the sepals and petals white to pink, egg-shaped and about 1 mm (0.039 in) long.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy

Darwinia micropetala was first formally described in 1858 by Victorian Government Botanist

Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by "Bannier" on Kangaroo Island.[5][6] In 1865, George Bentham changed the name to Darwinia micropetala.[7]

Distribution and habitat

Small darwinia grows in

Victoria.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Darwinia micropetala". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Jeanes, Jeff A.; Stajsic, Val. "Darwinia micropetala". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Darwinia micropetala". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  5. ^ "Genetyllis micropetala". APNI. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1858). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 1. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 12. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Darwinia micropetala". APNI. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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