Английская Википедия:Billardiera nesophila

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Billardiera nesophila is a species of flowering plant in the family Pittosporaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a slender, twining shrub that has narrowly elliptic leaves and pendent yellowish-green flowers that turn canary yellow as they age.

Description

Billardiera nesophila is a slender twining shrub that sometimes climbs to a height of Шаблон:Cvt. The adult leaves are narrowly elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long. The upper surface of the leaves is glossy green, the lower surface paler, and the edges of the leaves are turned slightly downwards. The flowers are arranged singly on slender, down-turned peduncles up to Шаблон:Cvt long. The sepals are egg-shaped, pinkish-mauve and joined at the base, the lobes up to Шаблон:Cvt long. The petals are yellowish-green, turning canary yellow as they age, Шаблон:Cvt long, the petal lobes spatula-shaped and spreading. Flowering occurs in spring and the mature fruit is a glossy, bluish-purple berry less than Шаблон:Cvt long, containing many seeds.[1]

Taxonomy

Billardiera nesophila was first formally described in 2004 by Lindy W. Cayzer and David L. Jones in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected near Lavinia State Reserve on King Island in 1998.[2] The specific epithet (nesophila) means "island-loving".[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species of billardiera grows in shady woodland in coastal areas of western Tasmania, and on islands south from King Island.[1]`

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