Cyphanthera albicans
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Cyphanthera albicans subsp. notabilis |
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Cyphanthera albicans is in Australia endemic plants art . It is one of nine species within the genus Cyphanthera fromthe nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Cyphanthera albicans is an upright shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 m. Its branches are grainy tomentose or densely hairy. The hair mostly consists of tree-shaped, non-glandular trichomes , between which there are some scattered glandular trichomes.
The leaves are elliptical to ovate or vice versa, are 5 to 45 mm long and 1.5 to 7 mm wide, but the younger leaves can be up to 13 cm long and 4 cm wide. The leaf blade is hairy tomentose.
The inflorescences are umbelrispig and built densely. The flower stalks are 1 to 6 mm long. The calyx is sparsely to densely hairy and is 2 to 5.5 mm long. The crown is 6 to 22 mm long, can be hairless or hairy and is white, cream-colored or pale yellow in color and streaked with purple. The corolla lobes are oval-cut to almost linear, they are 3 to 5 mm long. The stamens are 2 to 5 mm long.
The fruits are spherical to broadly elliptical and 2.5 to 8 mm long capsules .
Distribution, locations and ecology
The species occurs exclusively in Australia and is widespread in the states of New South Wales , Queensland and Victoria in various locations, but generally not found frequently.
The species blooms in spring to early summer.
Systematics
There are three subspecies within the species:
- Cyphanthera albicans subsp. albicans
- Cyphanthera albicans subsp. notabilis Haegi
- Cyphanthera albicans subsp. tomentosa (Benth.) Haegi
literature
- Gwen J. Harden (Ed.): Flora of New South Wales , Volume 3, UNSW Press, 1993. ISBN 9780868401720 . P. 344.
