Lasiopetalum dielsii

Lasiopetalum dielsii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with hairy stems, heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.

Lasiopetalum dielsii

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. dielsii
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum dielsii

Description

Lasiopetalum dielsii is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in), its foliage covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves are heart-shaped, 30–80 mm (1.2–3.1 in) long and 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) wide. Each flower is borne on a pedicel 4.0–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in) long, the sepals pink or white, the petals reduced to small scales or lobes and there are five stamens. Flowering occurs in December.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Lasiopetalum dielsii was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse.[3][4] The specific epithet (dielsii) honours Ludwig Diels.[5]

Distribution and habitat

This lasiopetalum grows on steep slopes in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]

Conservation status

Lasiopetalum dielsii is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[6]

References
  1. "Lasiopetalum dielsii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. "Lasiopetalum dielsii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. Pritzel, Ernst (1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 380. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. "Lasiopetalum dielsii". APNI. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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