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Trachymene ornata

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|genus = Trachymene

|species = ornata

|authority = (Endl.) Druce

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|range_map_caption = Occurrence data from AVH

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|synonyms = {{smalldiv|Cesatia ornata Endl.

Didiscus eriocarpus (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Didiscus ornatus (Endl.) Domin

Didiscus ornatus var. semilanatus J.M.Black

Dimetopia eriocarpa F.Muell.

Trachymene eriocarpa (F.Muell.) Benth.

Trachymene ornata var. semilanata (J.M.Black) H.Eichler}}

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Trachymene ornata, or spongefruit, is a slender annual herb in the family Araliaceae. It is native to Australia and found in Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales.

Description

Trachymene ornata is an annual herb growing up to {{convert|15|cm|in|0}} high, which has sparsely hairy stems. The sparsely hairy leaves are deeply three-lobed almost to dissected. The inflorescence is an umbel of 3-6 flowers which are bisexual, white or blue, and observed (in NSW) from July to October. The two-carpelled fruits split into two densely woolly mericarps with white (sometimes purplish) hairs.

Habitat

It grows in rocky places, and in shallow soils

Taxonomy

Trachymene ornata was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1839, and redescribed by Druce in 1917 as belonging to the genus, Trachymene Rudge.

References

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{{cite web|url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6279 |title=FloraBase: Trachymene ornata.|publisher=Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.|accessdate=12 June 2018}}

{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/instance/apni/551099 |title=APNI: Trachymene ornata|publisher=IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra|accessdate= 12 June 2018}}

Druce, G.C. 1917. "Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian." The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916, Suppl. 2: 650

Hart, J.M. 2002. {{cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Trachymene~ornata|title=PlantNET: Trachymene ornata|publisher=National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney|accessdate= 12 June 2018}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=trachymene&species=ornata&iname=&submit=Display|title=efloraSA Electronic Flora of South Australia factsheet: Trachymene ornata|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia|accessdate= 12 June 2018}}

Govaerts, R. et.al. 2018. {{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849726-1|title=Plants of the world online:Trachymene ornata|publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|accessdate= 12 June 2018}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=61227-3|title=IPNI: Cesatia ornata|publisher=International Plant Name Index|accessdate=12 June 2018}}

Endlicher, S.L. 1839. [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41200341 Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2 1839 = Stirpium Australasicarum Decades III]

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External links

  • [http://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Trachymene+ornata#tab_mapView The Australasian Virtual Herbarium – Occurrence data]

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Category:Flora of Western Australia

Category:Flora of South Australia

Category:Flora of New South Wales

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