Hybanthus calycinus

Hybanthus calycinus (wild violet) is a perennial herb of the violet family, Violaceae.[2] The species is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[3]

Hybanthus calycinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Hybanthus
Species:
H. calycinus
Binomial name
Hybanthus calycinus
Synonyms
  • Calceolaria calycina (DC.) Kuntze nom. illeg.
  • Ionidium glaucum (Endl.) Steud.
  • Pigea glauca Endl.
  • Ionidium calycinum (DC.) Steud.
  • Solea calycina (DC.) Spreng.
  • Vlamingia australasiaca de Vriese

It is 20 to 60 mm high and has leaves which are 20 to 45 mm long.[2] Racemes of 5 or more mauve flowers are produced between June and October in the species' native range.[2][3] It is commonly found in coastal areas on sandy soils in banksia woodland and shrubland communities.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1824 by botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in Prodomus. In 1876, botanist Ferdinand von Mueller transferred it to the genus Hybanthus in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[1]

References
  1. "Hybanthus calycinus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  2. Corrick, Margaret G. and Bruce A. Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia (3 ed.). Australia: Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 978-1-877058-84-4.
  3. "Hybanthus calycinus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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