Dampiera dentata

Dampiera dentata is a plant in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia[2] and the Northern Territory.[3][4][1]

Dampiera dentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Dampiera
Species:
D. dentata
Binomial name
Dampiera dentata
Rajput

Description

Dampiera dentata is a perennial herb growing up to 40 cm, with no surface covering except for the inflorescence. The basal leaves are stalkless (sessile) and conspicuously toothed. The leaf blade is 5-16 cm by 3-15 mm. The flowers are stalkless, and arranged in heads which lengthen into spikes which are up to 15 cm long when in fruit. The sepals are just tufts of silky hairs. The corolla is 5-6 mm long with silky hairs on the outside. The ovary is 2 to 2.5 mm long, and the fruit is ellipsoidal and about 2 mm in diameter. It mainly flowers from September to November.[4]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in central Western Australia and in the far south-west of the Northern Territory, on screes, and gravels and sandy soils.[4]

Conservation status

In the Northern Territory it has been classified as "Near threatened".[1]

Taxonomy & etymology

It was first described by Muhammad Tahir M. Rajput in 1980.[5][6] The specific epithet, dentata, is a Latin adjective, dentatus, -a, um, meaning "having teeth", "toothed", or "dentate", which is derived from the Latin noun, dens ("tooth").[7]

References
  1. "NT Flora: Factsheet Dampiera dentata". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "Dampiera dentata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Dampiera dentata Rajput | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. Rajput, M.T.M. & Carolin, R.C. (2020). "Dampiera dentata". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 14 July 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Dampiera dentata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. Rajput, M.T.M. (1980). "Two new species of Dampiera (Goodeniaceae) from central Australia". Telopea. 2 (1): 57.
  7. "dentatus, -a, -um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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