Pimelea spectabilis
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64405a2fc5878433100460 |
| Scientific name | Pimelea spectabilis |
| Authority | Lindl. |
| First published in | Sketch Veg. Swan R. : 41 (1839) |
Description Top
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Pimelea spectabilis, also known as bunjong, is a flowering plant endemic to the south-west region of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with narrow elliptic leaves and white, pale pink, or pale yellow flowers surrounded by egg-shaped bracts. It typically grows to a height of 0.5-2 meters and blooms from September to November. This plant was first described in 1839 and is found in jarrah forests and hills in various bioregions of Western Australia. It is not considered a threatened species by the Western Australian government.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Banksia spectabilis | (Lindl.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 583. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] |
| Pimelea verschaffeltii | C.Morren | Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 3: 451 (1847) |
| Heterolaena spectabilis | (Lindl.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 10: 48 (1845) |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Pimelea spectabilis var. verschaffeltii | Meisn. | Prodromus 14(1) 1856 |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001283366 |
| Tropicos | 50319046 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832688-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-50319046 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 715363 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 142703 |
| IPNI | 832688-1 |
| GBIF | 7311388 |
| Freebase | /m/0bbv8r0 |
| EOL | 5512620 |
| Wikipedia | Pimelea_spectabilis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |