Sclerolaena hostilis

Sclerolaena hostilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae,[1] native to Western Australia.[2][1][3] It was first described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Bassia hostilis,[4][5] but was transferred to the genus, Sclerolaena in 1921 by Karel Domin.[4][6]

Sclerolaena hostilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Sclerolaena
Species:
S. hostilis
Binomial name
Sclerolaena hostilis
Synonyms[1]

Bassia hostilis Diels

(Australian authorities still place the genus Sclerolaena in the Chenopodiaceae family.)[4]

It is found in north-western Western Australia between Roebourne and Nullagine,[2] along creeks and stony plains.[2]

References
  1. "Sclerolaena hostilis (Diels) Domin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. Paul G.Wilson (2020). "Sclerolaena hostilis". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. George, Alexander S. (1984). Flora of Australia: Volume 4; Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 254.
  4. "Sclerolaena hostilis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. L. Diels; E. Pritzel (1905). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebens- Verhältnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (in German). 35: 55-662 [185]. ISSN 0006-8152. Wikidata Q107624726.
  6. Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 624
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