Английская Википедия:Billardiera ovalis
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Billardiera ovalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Pittosporaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a woody, creeping scrambler with thick, egg-shaped or elliptic leaves, and creamy-yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils, but turning red as they age.
Description
Billardiera ovalis is a woody, creeping scrambler with shaggy-hairy new shoots. Its leaves are clustered on short side-shoots and are spatula-shaped at first, later egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, or elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long, about Шаблон:Cvt wide and more or less sessile. The leaves are thick, both surfaces pale green and waxy, streaked with purplish-red on the lower surface. The flowers are arranged singly on hairy peduncles Шаблон:Cvt long. The sepals are broadly egg-shaped, reddish-purple and overlap each other, Шаблон:Cvt long and about Шаблон:Cvt wide. The petals are creamy-yellow, turning wine red as they age, and less than Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs in summer and the mature fruit is usually a bright red, egg-shaped berry about Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Billardiera ovalis was first formally described in 1834 by John Lindley in Edwards's Botanical Register.[3][4] The specific epithet (ovalis) means "oval" or "elliptic".[5]
Distribution and habitat
This species of billardiera grows in scrub on coastal dolerite from King Island to south-eastern Tasmania.[1][2]
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