Peplidium foecundum
Peplidium foecundum is a plant in the Phrymaceae family, native to South Australia, Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales.[1]
| Peplidium foecundum | |
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| near Narran Lake Nature Reserve | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Peplidium |
| Species: | P. foecundum |
| Binomial name | |
| Peplidium foecundum | |
It was first described by William Robert Barker in 1992.[2][3] The species epithet, foecundum, is a Latin adjective which describes the plant as "fruitful".[4]
Description
Peplidium foecundum is a prostrate terrestrial or aquatic plant with rooting branches.[5] Its leaves are fleshy,[1][5] and up to 3 cm long on short (c. 0.5 mm) petioles.[5] The leaves can float when found in water.[5] The flowers are small and solitary, growing on short shoots in the leaf axils,[5] as racemes.[1] There are two stamens.[1] The fruit is an ovoid to globular capsule.[5]
Habitat
It is found in and beside ephemeral pools, in swamps,[1] on and in the margins of claypans[5] and swales.[1]
References
- Barker, W.R. (1992). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Peplidium foecundum". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "Peplidium foecundum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- W R Barker (1992). "New Australasian Species of Peplidium and Glossostigma (Scrophulariaceae)" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 15 (1): 71–74. ISSN 0313-4083. JSTOR 23874470. Wikidata Q92901227. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2020.
- Stearn, William T. (2004). Botanical Latin. Timber Press. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-7153-1643-6. OL 9380391M. Wikidata Q101497897.
- "NT Flora: Peplidium foecundum". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 11 July 2021.