Duboisia leichhardtii
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Duboisia leichhardtii is a plant type from the genus Duboisia in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). A common English name is Corkwood .
description
Duboisia leichhardtii is a tall shrub or small tree that reaches heights of up to 12 m. The bark is thick and corky towards the base. The leaves are narrowly ovate-elliptical, rarely narrowly ovoid or narrowly elliptical. They are almost sessile, the flower stalks are a maximum of 8 mm long. The leaves reach 5 to 13 cm in length and 7 to 20 mm in width, both leaf sides are colored the same.
The inflorescences are broadly pyramidal and are accompanied by 0.5 to 2.5 mm long bracts . The flowers are on 10 to 16 mm long pedicels , the calyx is 1.5 to 3 mm long, its calyx tips are about half as long as the calyx tube. The crown reaches lengths of 13 to 19 mm, the corolla tube measures 4 to 4.5 mm in diameter at the tip. The corolla lobes are 6.5 to 11.5 mm long. Four stamens 2.5 to 4 mm long are formed. The style is 2.5 to 4 mm long and protrudes over the upper stamens by 0.5 to 1 mm.
The fruits are spherical, purple-black berries with a diameter of 4 to 5 mm. They stand on a fruit stalk that extends up to 20 mm. The seeds become 2.5 to 3 mm long.
Distribution and locations
The species is distributed in the southeastern and central southern part of the Australian state of Queensland . It grows in fertile clay soils, often in the softwood bush and in disturbed locations.
proof
- RW Purdie, DE Symon and L. Haegi: Duboisia leichhardtii . In: Solanaceae , Flora of Australia, Volume 29, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1982. p. 18. ISBN 0-642-07015-6 .