Westringia cephalantha
Westringia cephalantha is a shrub in the Lamiaceae family that is endemic to Western Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Westringia |
Species: | W. cephalantha |
Binomial name | |
Westringia cephalantha | |
It is an erect, compact shrub growing from 10 cm to 150 cm high, on sandy and clayey soils or laterite. Its white flowers may be seen from July to December or January.[4]
Distribution
It is found in Beard's Eremaean and South-West Provinces.[4]
Taxonomy
The species was formally described in 1868 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, from a specimen collected by James Drummond.[1][2] There are no synonyms.[3]
References
- "Westringia cephalantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868). "Labiatae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 6 (44): 110.
- "Westringia cephalantha F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Westringia cephalantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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