Calandrinia corrigioloides
Calandrinia corrigioloides is an annual herb[4] in the family Montiaceae, and is native to Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.[1][5][3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Montiaceae |
Genus: | Calandrinia |
Species: | C. corrigioloides |
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Description
It is a succulent, prostrate herb, with pink-white flowers. It flowers from August to November and grows on sandy soils in swampy depressions, flats, and sand dunes.[4] The stems of the flowers (pedicels) are 0.5–2 mm long and spreading to reflexed in fruit. The bracts are leafy and alternate, the sepals are persistent and the 4 or 5 petals are white to pale-pink. There are 3 to 4 stamens and 3 stigmas 3 which are free to the base. The capsule is three valved and narrow-ovoid to elongate-cylindrical, and the seeds are black, shiny, and smooth and 0.7–1 mm in diameter.[6]
Taxonomy
Calandrinia corrigioloides was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1863.[1][2]
References
- APNI: Calandrinia corrigioloides F.Muell. ex Benth. Australian Plant Name Index.
- Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 175 [tax. nov.]
- Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Calandrinia corrigioloides. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- "Calandrinia corrigioloides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia corrigioloides
- SAFlora: Calandrinia corrigioloides. State Herbarium of South Australia, Government of South Australia.
External links
Media related to Calandrinia corrigioloides at Wikimedia Commons
- Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia corrigioloides
- VicFlora: Calandrinia corrigioloides. Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria