Asterolasia hexapetala
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Asterolasia hexapetala is a shrub in the family Rutaceae
. The species is endemic to the Warrumbungles
in New South Wales
in Australia. The Asterolasia
grows to about 1.5 meters (4.5 feet) in height, mainly along water and Sclerophyll
forest/woodlands in lower altitudes.
The name originates from the Ancient Greek
words; aster, lasios, and hexapetala, meaning star, hairy (referring to hairs on the leaves), and six-petals.
are greenish in colour covered in hair, 2–6 centimetres long, about 1-2 centimetres in width.
The flowers are 1-1.5 centimetres in diameter
, usually white or white-yellow, with yellow stamens and rarely grow in clusters.
The aggregate fruit of Asterolasia hexapetala is a berry-like in structure, brownish in colour, and grows alongside the flower.
in 1825, who gave it the name Phebalium hexapetalum. The species was transferred to the genus Asterolasia
in 1917 by English botanist George Claridge Druce
.
Rutaceae
Rutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, is a family of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents...
. The species is endemic to the Warrumbungles
Warrumbungles
The Warrumbungles is the name of a mountain range and National Park located in northern New South Wales, Australia. The nearest town to the Warrumbungles is Coonabarabran...
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
in Australia. The Asterolasia
Asterolasia
Asterolasia is a genus of shrubs in the family Rutaceae which are endemic to Australia.Species include:*Asterolasia asteriscophora - Lemon Starbush*Asterolasia buckinghamii Blakely...
grows to about 1.5 meters (4.5 feet) in height, mainly along water and Sclerophyll
Sclerophyll
Sclerophyll is the term for a type of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes . The word comes from the Greek sclero and phyllon ....
forest/woodlands in lower altitudes.
The name originates from the Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
words; aster, lasios, and hexapetala, meaning star, hairy (referring to hairs on the leaves), and six-petals.
Description
The leavesLeaves
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are greenish in colour covered in hair, 2–6 centimetres long, about 1-2 centimetres in width.
The flowers are 1-1.5 centimetres in diameter
Diameter
In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. The diameters are the longest chords of the circle...
, usually white or white-yellow, with yellow stamens and rarely grow in clusters.
The aggregate fruit of Asterolasia hexapetala is a berry-like in structure, brownish in colour, and grows alongside the flower.
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by French botanist Antoine Laurent de JussieuAntoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today.-Life:...
in 1825, who gave it the name Phebalium hexapetalum. The species was transferred to the genus Asterolasia
Asterolasia
Asterolasia is a genus of shrubs in the family Rutaceae which are endemic to Australia.Species include:*Asterolasia asteriscophora - Lemon Starbush*Asterolasia buckinghamii Blakely...
in 1917 by English botanist George Claridge Druce
George Claridge Druce
George Claridge Druce, MA, LLD, JP, FRS, FLS was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford.G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. He was the illegitimate son of Jane Druce, born 1815 in Buckinghamshire.He went to school in the village of Yardley Gobion....
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