Symonanthus bancroftii
Symonanthus bancroftii, also known as Bancroft's Symonanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the potato family that is endemic to Australia.
| Symonanthus bancroftii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Symonanthus |
| Species: | S. bancroftii |
| Binomial name | |
| Symonanthus bancroftii (F.Muell.) Haegi | |
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Etymology
The specific epithet bancroftii honours Queensland surgeon Joseph Bancroft for his pharmacological research on Australian plants.[1]
Description
The species grows as an erect shrub to 1 m in height, covered with grey hairs. The oval leaves are 8 mm long and 4.5 mm wide. The flowers are dull yellow-green, with the corolla 5–6 mm long. The fruit is a shiny round red berry 5–10 mm in diameter.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Bancroft's Symonanthus is very rare and known only from a few localities in the south-eastern Wheatbelt region of south-west Western Australia.[1]
Conservation
The species is listed as Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act.[1]
References
- "Symonanthus bancroftii". Flora of South Australia fact sheets. Department for Environment and Water, South Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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