Lasiopetalum joyceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. joyceae
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum joyceae

Lasiopetalum joyceae is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with linear leaves and small groups of pinkish to reddish-brown flowers.

Description

Lasiopetalum joyceae is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and has wand-like branches. The leaves are linear, 30–90 mm (1.2–3.5 in) long and less than 10 mm (0.39 in) wide with the edges rolled under, and whitish to rust-coloured hairs on the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in clusters of three of four with bracteoles 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long and about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide near the base of the sepals. The sepals are pinkish to reddish-brown with woolly hairs on the back, and there are no petals. Flowering occurs in spring.[2][3][4][5]

Taxonomy

Lasiopetalum joyceae was first formally described in 1929 by William Blakely in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[4][6] The specific epithet (joyceae) honours "my late adopted daughter, Joyce, who was the first to bring this beautiful species under my notice".[4]

Distribution and habitat

This lasiopetalum grows in heath on ridgetops on the Hornsby Plateau south of the Hawkesbury River, in the Sydney region of New South Wales.[2][5][7]

Conservation status

Lasiopetalum joyceae is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the New South Wales Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.[5][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Lasiopetalum joyceae". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Harden, Gwen J. "Lasiopetalum joyceae". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Wood, Betty. "Lasiopetalum joyceae". Lucid Keys. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Blakely, William F. (1929). "Lasiopetalum joyceae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 54 (5): 682–683. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lasiopetalum joyceae". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lasiopetalum joyceae". APNI. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Approved Conservation Advice for Lasiopetalum joyceae" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Primary Industries, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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