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Dicrastylis
Dicrastylis costelloi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Prostantheroideae
Genus: Dicrastylis
Drumm. ex Harv.
Synonyms [1]
  • Mallophora Endl.
  • Lachnocephalus Turcz.
  • Dicrastyles Benth.

Dicrastylis is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1855. [2] [3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia. [1] [4] The type species is Dicrastylis fulva. [3]

Description

The fruit is a non-fleshy; indehiscent, 4-celled nut, with each cell having 1-2 seeds. The calyx is five-lobed and woolly outside. [4]

Species

(According to the Plants of the World online) [5]

See also

  • B.L. Rye (2007). "A review of the sectional classification of Dicrastylis (Lamiaceae: Chloantheae) and four new arid-zone species from Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 17: 289–324. doi: 10.58828/NUY00484. ISSN  0085-4417. Wikidata  Q100730354. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017.
  • B.L. Rye (2005). "A taxonomic review of Dicrastylis sect. Corymbosae (Lamiaceae: Chloantheae), incorporating Mallophora as a new synonym" (PDF). Nuytsia. 15 (3): 445–456. doi: 10.58828/NUY00438. ISSN  0085-4417. Wikidata  Q100730229. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017.
  • B.L.Rye; M.E. Trudgen (1998). "A taxonomic revision of Dicrastylis sect. Dicrastylis (Lamiaceae subfamily Chloanthoideae)". Nuytsia. 12 (2): 207–228. doi: 10.58828/NUY00297. ISSN  0085-4417. Wikidata  Q100730010.

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Dicrastylis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ^ a b Harvey, W.H. (1855). Hooker, W.J. (ed.). Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. Vol. 7. p. 56.
  4. ^ a b "Dicrastylis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ "Dicrastylis Drumm. ex Harv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-11-23.