Commersonia craurophylla
Commersonia craurophylla (common name brittle leaved rulingia)[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to Australia.[3] It is a hairy-stemmed shrub. The leaves have entire margins, and are covered in both simple and stellate hairs.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Commersonia |
| Species: | C. craurophylla |
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Taxonomy
Commersonia craurophylla was first formally described as Rulingia craurophylla in 1875 by Ferdinand von Mueller,[1][5] but in 1882 he transferred it to the genus, Commersonia.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
This species is found in Western Australia,[3] in Beard's Eremaean and South-West Provinces,[4] and in South Australia.[6]
References
- "Commersonia craurophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882). Systematic Census of Australian Plants. p. 16.
- "Commersonia craurophylla (F.Muell.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "Commersonia craurophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875). "Sterculiaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 9 (75): 59.
- "Fact sheet for Rulingia craurophylla". www.flora.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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