Английская Википедия:Babingtonia delicata

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Babingtonia delicata is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the southwest of Western Australia. It is a slender shrub with erect stems, linear leaves and bright pink flowers in groups of up to three, each flower with 4 to 8 stamens.

Description

Babingtonia delicata is a shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt, and has slender, erect stems. The leaves are sometimes densely clustered, linear, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are arranged in groups of up to three on a peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long, each flower on a pedicel up to Шаблон:Cvt long. The sepals are about Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide and the petals are bright pink, Шаблон:Cvt long. There are 4 to 8 stamens in each flower. The ovary has a single locule and the style is Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs in November and December, and the fruit is a capsule Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Babingtonia delicata was first formally described in 2015 by Barbara Rye and Malcolm Trudgen in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected near Cataby in 2004.[3] The specific epithet (delicata) means "dainty", referring to the form of the plant and its small, attractive flowers.[1][4]

Distribution and habitat

This species mostly grows in sandy soils in low-lying, winter-wet areas near Cataby, in the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[1][2]

Conservation status

Babingtonia delicata is listed as "Priority one" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations that are potentially at risk.[5]

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