Phlebocarya ciliata

Phlebocarya ciliata is a plant in the Haemodoraceae family,[1] native to Western Australia.[3]

Phlebocarya ciliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Phlebocarya
Species:
P. ciliata
Binomial name
Phlebocarya ciliata
Synonyms[3]

Phlebocarya laevis Lindl.

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[1][2]

Description

Phlebocarya ciliata has flat leaves with leaf blades that are 25-65 cm by 1.6-3.7 mm and have fringed margins (though sometimes only towards the apex or the base).[4] The flowerhead is about 1/3 to 2/3 as long as the leaves. The style is simple and there is one stigma.[4]

It flowers from September to November and grows in heath and woodland in swampy to well-drained sandy soils.[4]

Etymology

The species epithet, ciliata, is a Latin adjective, ciliatus (from cilium, "eyelash") and thus describes the plant as having fine hairs extending from an edge, like an eyelash.[5]

References
  1. "Phlebocarya ciliata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 301, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata Q7247677
  3. "Phlebocarya ciliata R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. T.D.Macfarlane (2020). "Phlebocarya ciliata". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. "ciliatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.


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