Cryptandra arbutiflora

Cryptandra arbutiflora, commonly known as waxy cryptandra, is a shrub species in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, occurring between the south coast and the Dandaragan area to the north and also near Geraldton.[1][2] It ranges from 0.05 to 1 metre in height and produces cream bell-shaped flowers between May and November.[2] The species was first formally described by botanist Eduard Fenzl based on plant material collected by Charles von Hügel from the Swan River area.[3] Fenzl's description was published in 1837 in Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus Liber Baro de Hügel[3] The Latin specific epithet arbutiflora alludes to the flowers which are reminiscent of those of Arbutus unedo, the Irish Strawberry Tree.[1]

Cryptandra arbutiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Cryptandra
Species:
C. arbutiflora
Binomial name
Cryptandra arbutiflora

Four varieties are currently recognised:

  • C. arbutiflora Fenzl var. arbutiflora
  • C. arbutiflora var. borealis Rye
  • C. arbutiflora var. pygmaea Rye
  • C. arbutiflora var. tubulosa (Fenzl) Benth.

A former variety C. arbutiflora var. intermedia is now regarded as a species in its own right - Cryptandra intermedia.[3]

References

  1. Gardner, C.A. (1981). Wildflowers of Western Australia. Perth: St George Books. p. 71. ISBN 086778007X.
  2. "Cryptandra arbutiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Cryptandra arbutiflora". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity. Retrieved 28 April 2010.


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