Lambertia uniflora is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. Endemic to the moist south-west corner of Western Australia, it grows to about 3 metres in height.[1] The shrub’s single axillary or terminal flowers appear between October and January in the species' native range. These flowers are orange or red in color with a yellow or yellow-green limb.[2] This species first appeared in the scientific literature in 1810, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.
Lambertia uniflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Lambertia |
Species: | L. uniflora
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Binomial name | |
Lambertia uniflora |
References
edit- ^ "Lambertia uniflora". Florabase, the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Lambertia uniiflora R.Br". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.