Dentella minutissima

Dentella minutissima, common name tiny teeth,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae and was first described in 1922 by Cyril Tenison White & William Douglas Francis, from a specimen collected near Winton.[3][4]

Dentella minutissima
In Nocoleche Nature Reserve
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Dentella
Species:
D. minutissima
Binomial name
Dentella minutissima

It is found growing on sand and grey clay on river banks and in creek beds.[1] "(Plants) often grow in concentric belts or rings parallel to the receding waterline as they colonise newly exposed mudflats".[5]

Plants of the world online lists it as being found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland,[6] but PlantNET describes it as also being found in New South Wales, in the Nocoleche Nature Reserve and the Cuttaburra Creek system north west of Bourke, and in South Australia.[1]

In New South Wales it is listed as an endangered species,[1][5] but in Queensland it is listed as being of "least concern".[2]

References
  1. "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Dentella minutissima". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "Species profile—Dentella minutissima". Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. "Dentella minutissima". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. White, C.T. & Francis, W.D. (1922). "Contributions to the Queensland Flora". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 33: 156. doi:10.5962/p.351473.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Dentella minutissima - profile | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. "Dentella minutissima C.T.White & W.D.Francis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 February 2023.


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