Pimelea brachyphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect to spreading shrub with linear to elliptic leaves and clusters of white, tube-shaped flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Pimelea |
| Species: | P. brachyphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Pimelea brachyphylla | |
Description
editPimelea brachyphylla is an erect to spreading shrub or undershrub that typically grows to 0.1–1 m (3.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) high. The leaves are linear to oval-oblong, top and underside surface a different colour, 2–10 mm (0.079–0.394 in) long, 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) wide, sessile or with a short stalk. The inflorescence are upright, flowers are bisexual or female, white and smooth on the inside. The 4-6 flower bracts are egg-shaped to broadly elliptic, 4.5–8 mm (0.18–0.31 in) long, 2.5–7 mm (0.098–0.276 in) wide, hairy on the inside and sometimes very small hairs on the margins. Flowering occurs from June to October.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy
editPimelea brachyphylla was first formally described in 1873 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis.[6][7] The specific epithet (brachyphylla) means "short-leaved".[8]
Distribution and habitat
editThis pimelea grows in mallee woodland or shrubland from near Wagin to Israelite Bay in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2][9]
Conservation status
editPimelea brachyphylla is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Pimelea brachyphylla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b Rye, Barbara L. (1990). George, Alex (ed.). Flora of Australia Volume 18-Podostemaceae to Combretaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 208. ISBN 0644104724.
- ^ "Pimelea brachyphylla". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Rye, Barbara L. (1988). "A revision of Western Australian Thymelaeaceae". Nuytsia. 6 (2): 259–261. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Rye, Barbara L. (1999). "An updated revision of Pimelea sect. Heterolaena (Thymelaeaceae), including two new taxa". Nuytsia. 13 (1): 165–167. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Pimelea brachyphylla". APNI. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1873). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 6. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ a b "Pimelea brachyphylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.