Rhagodia latifolia
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Rhagodia latifolia is a species of shrub endemic to midwest Western Australia.
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[edit] Description
It grows as a shrub from 40 centimetres to two metres high, leathery, elliptical leaves, and panicles of green flowers.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
It was first published as a variety of Rhagodia crassifolia by George Bentham in 1870, based on a specimen collected from Dirk Hartog Island by Allan Cunningham. In 1983 Paul G. Wilson promoted it to specific rank.[2]
Two subspecies are currently recognised: the autonym R. latifolia subsp. latifolia, and R. latifolia subsp. recta, which was published by Wilson in 1983.[3]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
It occurs on coastal sand dunes and limestone cliff in midwest Western Australia, ranging from Geraldton north to the Murchison River.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Rhagodia latifolia (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ^ Rhagodia latifolia (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Wilson, Paul G. "Chenopodiaceae". Flora of Australia IV. 172.
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