Pimelea suaveolens, commonly known as scented banjine,[2] is a slender shrub with large, rather hairy yellow inflorescences. It occurs in forest areas of the south-west of Western Australia from New Norcia to Albany.
| Scented banjine | |
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| Pimelea suaveolens subsp. suaveolens near Albany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Pimelea |
| Species: | P. suaveolens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pimelea suaveolens | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calyptrostegia suaveolens (Meisn.) Endl. | |
Description
editPimelea suaveolens is an erect, spindly, often multi-stemmed shrub which grows to a height of 0.25–1.2 m (0.8–4 ft). The stems and leaves are glabrous and the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, sword-shaped and 10–30 mm (0.4–1 in) long. The inflorescences are 30–40 mm (1–2 in) across and consist of many pale to deep yellow flowers surrounded by hairy, petal-like bracts and hang from the branches. Flowering occurs from June to October.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
editPimelea suaveolens was first formally described in 1845 by Carl Meissner and the description was published in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae from a specimen collected by James Drummond at Greenmount in 1839.[5][6] The Latin specific epithet suaveolens means "sweet-smelling".[7]
In 1988, Barbara Rye named two subspecies of P. suaveolens in the journal Nuytsia and the names are accepted at the Australian Plant Census:[8]
Distribution and habitat
editScented banjine grows on sand, sandy clay, gravel and laterite on undulating plains, flats, ridges and roadsides.[2] It grows between New Norcia and Albany in the Coolgardie, Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Jarrah Forest and Warren biogeographic regions.[12]
Conservation status
editPimelea suaveolens is classified by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions as "not threatened".[2]
Use in horticulture
editThis species is not difficult to propagate from cuttings but is difficult to maintain in cultivation. "Good drainage and partial shade are important."[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pimelea suaveolens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Pimelea suaveolens Rchb.f." FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Wrigley, John W; Fagg, Murray (2013). Australian native plants (6th ed.). Chatswood, N.S.W.: Reed New Holland. p. 284. ISBN 9781921517150.
- ^ Erickson, Rica (1982). Flowers and plants of Western Australia (Reprinted 1983 ed.). Sydney: Reed. p. 39. ISBN 058950116X.
- ^ "Pimelea suaveolens". APNI. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Meissner, Carl D.F.; Lehmann, Johann G.C. (1845). Plantae Preissianae Vol.1, No.4. Hamburg. pp. 603–604. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 773.
- ^ a b c Rye, Barbara L. (1988). "A revision of Western Australian Thymelaeaceae". Nuytsia. 6 (2): 214–219. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Pimelea suaveolens subsp. flava". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Corrick, Margaret G.; Fuhrer, Bruce A. (2009). Wildflowers of southern Western Australia (3rd ed.). Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 211. ISBN 9781877058844.
- ^ "Pimelea suaveolens subsp. suaveolens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 560. ISBN 0646402439.