Trachymene coerulea (common name - blue-lace flower) is a herb in the family Araliaceae.[1] It is native to Western Australia.[1][2]
| Trachymene coerulea | |
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| Trachymene coerulea at Lake Walyungup, Rockingham Lakes Regional Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Trachymene |
| Species: | T. coerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachymene coerulea | |
Trachymene coerulea was first described by Robert Graham in 1828, from a plant grown from seed sent to Edinburgh by Charles Fraser, the New South Wales colonial botanist.[3][4]
The plant is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[5]
Aboriginal uses
editMashed bulbs and leaves were used as a body rub to relieve aches and pains.[6] Vapours from the crushed leaves were inhaled for headaches.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Trachymene coerulea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Trachymene coerulea Graham". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Trachymene coerulea". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Graham, R. (1828). "XXIV. Description of several New or Rare Plants which have flowered in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, and chiefly in the Royal Botanic Garden, during the last three months". Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. 5: 371–382 [380].
- ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "Florabase—the Western Australian Flora: Trachymene coerulea". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b Vivienne Hansen; John Horsfall (2016). Noongar Bush Medicine. Crawley: UWA Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-74258-906-0. Wikidata Q113330855.
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