Rostellularia adscendens
| Rostellularia adscendens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Rostellularia |
| Species: | R. adscendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rostellularia adscendens (R.Br.) R.M.Barker | |
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Rostellularia adscendens is an Australian plant species in the family Acanthaceae. It grows to between 10 and 50 cm high.[1]
It occurs along streams or in rocky areas in woodland in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.[1] The taxon was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. He gave it the name Justicia adscendens. The species was transferred to the genus Rostellularia in 1986.[2]
Subspecies and varieties include[2]
- R. adscendens (R.Br.) R.M.Barker var. adscendens
- R. adscendens var. clementii (Domin) R.M.Barker
- R. adscendens subsp. dallachyi R.M.Barker
- R. adscendens subsp. glaucoviolacea (Domin) R.M.Barker
- R. adscendens var. hispida (Domin) R.M.Barker
- R. adscendens var. juncea (R.Br.) R.M.Barker
- R. adscendens var. largiflorens R.M.Barker
- R. adscendens var. latifolia (Domin) R.M.Barker
- R. adscendens var. pogonanthera (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker
References
- 1 2 "Rostellularia adscendens". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- 1 2 "Rostellularia adscendens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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