Microcybe multiflora is a small shrub in the family Rutaceae.[2] The species is endemic to Australia. It usually grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre high and produces cream to yellow flowers.[2]
| Microcybe multiflora | |
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| Microcybe multiflora subsp. baccharoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Microcybe |
| Species: | M. multiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Microcybe multiflora | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eriostemon capitatus var. baccharoides F.Muell. | |
The species was first formally described by the botanist Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou in 1852.[1]
Two subspecies are recognised:
- M.multiflora subsp. baccharoides (F.Muell.) Paul G. Wilson — Scale-leaf Microcybe
- M. multiflora Turcz. subsp. multiflora — Red Microcybe
The species occurs in southern Western Australia, southern South Australia, and western Victoria.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Microcybe multiflora". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Microcybe multiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Microcybe multiflora". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
External links
edit- "Microcybe multiflora Turcz". Atlas of Living Australia.
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