Dicrastylis

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]

Dicrastylis
Dicrastylis costelloi
Scientific 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.

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. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730354.
  • 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. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730229.
  • B.L.Rye; M.E. Trudgen (1998). "A taxonomic revision of Dicrastylis sect. Dicrastylis (Lamiaceae subfamily Chloanthoideae)". Nuytsia. 12 (2): 207–228. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730010.

References

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