Parsonsia diaphanophleba | |
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Conservation status | |
Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Parsonsia |
Species: | P. diaphanophleba |
Binomial name | |
Parsonsia diaphanophleba F.Muell. | |
Synonyms | |
Lyonsia diaphanophlebia Benth. Lyonsia diaphanophleba (F.Muell.) Benth. |
Parsonsia diaphanophleba is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Western Australia and is listed as a priority 4 (rare, threatened, or in need of monitoring) species.
Description
Parsonsia diaphanophleba is a vine, whose woody stems can reach up to 10 m high, Flowering from January to February, April to June or September, its flowers are white/cream and pink.
Distribution and habitat
Parsonsia diaphanophleba occurs in Jarrah forest on the Swan Coastal Plain in the southwest of Western Australia, growing on alluvial soils along rivers.
Taxonomy
Parsonsia diaphanophleba was first described in 1861, by Ferdinand von Mueller, and later redescribed, in 1868, as Lyonsia diaphanophlebia by Bentham, who adjusted the Latin of the basionym (the earliest name) to Parsonsia diaphanophlebia. Its currently accepted name is Parsonsia diaphanophleba.
References
- ^ "Parsonsia diaphanophleba". Florabase – The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Parsonsia diaphanophleba". (APNI), IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- "CONSERVATION CODES For Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ von Mueller, F.J.H. 1861. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2(16): 158. Vol. 2. 1860.
- ^ Bentham, G. 1868. Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. 1869. 4: 322.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Parsonsia diaphanophleba | |
Parsonsia diaphanophlebia |