Dicrastylis archeri

Dicrastylis archeri is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae.[4] It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[4]

Dicrastylis archeri

Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Dicrastylis
Species:
D. archeri
Binomial name
Dicrastylis archeri
Munir[2][3]

Description

Dicrastylis archeri is an erect, spindly shrub, growing from 40 cm up to 1 m high. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 20-50 mm long by 3-5 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs, and a blistered, puckered surface. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 3.5-5. mm long. The stalks of the flowers are 2.5-5 mm long, and have both simple hairs and peltate scales. The calyx has five lobes (1-1.5 mm long), and are covered in dendritic hairs. and the white or cream corolla is 4-4.5 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are four (five) stamens. Flowers may be seen in November or December.[1]

It is found in the IBRA region of Mallee.[1]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis archeri.[2][3] There are no synonyms.[4]

References
  1. "Dicrastylis archeri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. "Dicrastylis archeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. Ahmad Abid Munir (1991). "Two new species of Dicrastylis J.Drumm. ex Harvey (Chloanthaceae) from Western Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 14 (1): 87, Fig. 1, Map 1. ISSN 0313-4083. JSTOR 23874432. Wikidata Q92900977.
  4. Govaerts, R., et. al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Dicrastylis archeri Munir". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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