Английская Википедия:Commersonia macrostipulata
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Commersonia macrostipulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub or tree with egg-shaped leaves that are slightly serrated on the edges, flowers with five cream-coloured to white sepals and bristly fruit.
Description
Commersonia macrostipulata is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt, its new growth covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves are egg-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long with egg-shaped stipules Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The base of the leaf is often heart-shaped, the edges of the leaves are slightly serrated, and the lower surface is covered with velvety hairs. The flowers are and Шаблон:Cvt in diameter and arranged in heads of 50 to 200, the groups on a peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long, each flower on pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long. The petal-like sepals are white and joined at the base. The petals are white with 3 lobes, the middle lobe erect, the ligules densely hairy, and there is a single three-lobed staminode between each pair of stamens. Flowering occurs from August to December and the fruit is a spherical capsule Шаблон:Cvt in diameter and densely bristly.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy
Commersonia macrostipulata was first formally described in 2006 by Gordon P. Guymer in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected from the Rex Range in Mowbray National Park in 2005.[3][4] The specific epithet (macrostipulata) means "large stipules".[1][3]
Distribution and habitat
Commersonia macrostipulata grows in, or on the edges of rainforest, at altitudes of up to Шаблон:Cvt from Isabella Falls near Cooktown, to near Tully.[1][2][3]
Conservation status
This commersonia is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]
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