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Trachymene ornata

Species of plant

Trachymene ornata, or spongefruit, is a slender annual herb in the family Araliaceae.[4] It is native to Australia and found in Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales.[5][4][6]

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Trachymene ornata
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Description

Trachymene ornata is an annual herb growing up to 15 centimetres (6 in) high,[5][4] which has sparsely hairy stems.[5] The sparsely hairy leaves are deeply three-lobed almost to dissected.[5] The inflorescence is an umbel of 3-6 flowers[6] which are bisexual, white or blue, and observed (in NSW) from July to October.[5] The two-carpelled fruits split into two densely woolly mericarps with white (sometimes purplish) hairs.[6]

Habitat

It grows in rocky places, and in shallow soils[5][4]

Taxonomy

Trachymene ornata was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1839,[7][8] and redescribed by Druce in 1917 as belonging to the genus, Trachymene Rudge.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Druce, G.C. 1917. "Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian." The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916, Suppl. 2: 650
  2. [2]
    "APNI: Trachymene ornata". IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    Govaerts, R. et.al. 2018. "Plants of the world online:Trachymene ornata". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. [4]
    "FloraBase: Trachymene ornata". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. [5]
    Hart, J.M. 2002. "PlantNET: Trachymene ornata". National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. [6]
    "efloraSA Electronic Flora of South Australia factsheet: Trachymene ornata". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. [7]
    "IPNI: Cesatia ornata". International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. [8]
    Endlicher, S.L. 1839. Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2 1839 = Stirpium Australasicarum Decades III
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