Microcybe multiflora

Microcybe multiflora
Microcybe multiflora subsp. baccharoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Microcybe
Species:
M. multiflora
Binomial name
Microcybe multiflora
Synonyms

Eriostemon capitatus var. baccharoides F.Muell.

Microcybe multiflora is a small shrub in the family Rutaceae.[2] The species is endemic to Australia. It usually grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre high and produces cream to yellow flowers.[2]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou in 1852.[1]

Two subspecies are recognised:

  • M.multiflora subsp. baccharoides (F.Muell.) Paul G. Wilson — Scale-leaf Microcybe
  • M. multiflora Turcz. subsp. multiflora — Red Microcybe

The species occurs in southern Western Australia, southern South Australia, and western Victoria.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Microcybe multiflora". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Microcybe multiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Microcybe multiflora". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2011.


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