Pimelea humilis

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Common riceflower
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. humilis
Binomial name
Pimelea humilis
Synonyms
  • Banksia humilis (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Pimelea esulifolia Gand.
  • Pimelea myrtifolia Schltdl.
  • Pimelea humilis var. myrtifolia (Schltdl.) Meisn.
  • Pimelea tasmanica Gand.

Pimelea humilis, also known as common riceflower[1] or dwarf riceflower,[2] is a shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Australia. It grows up to 0.5 metres in height. Flowerheads have 12 to 52 whitish flowers that are either female or bisexual. The leaves are 5 to 15 mm long and 2 to 8 mm wide.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.[3]

Distribution

The species occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pimelea humilis". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
  2. ^ a b c "New South Wales Flora Online: Pimelea humilis". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ "Pimelea humilis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 June 2008.

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