Eremophila mitchellii
| False Sandalwood | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. mitchellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila mitchellii Benth. |
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Eremophila mitchellii , also known as False Sandalwood, is a shrub or small tree which is native to Australia.
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[edit] Description
This species grows as a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree up to 10 metres in height. The leaves are linear to linear-lancelote and range between 2 and 6 cm in length and about 3 to 7 mm wide. It has white (occasionally pale pinkish-mauve) flowers with spots in the throat, which occur in the spring, and to a lesser extent, in the autumn.
[edit] Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1848 by botanist George Bentham, who gave the specific epithet mitchellii in honour of explorer Thomas Mitchell.
Synonyms include:
- Bontia mitchellii (Benth.) Kuntze
- Pholidia mitchellii (Benth.) Wettst.
[edit] Distribution
The species occurs within a variety of vegetation communities in Queensland and New South Wales.
[edit] Common names
Alternative common names include Budda, False Sandalwood, Sandalbox and Rosewood Belvory.[1]
[edit] Weed status
In some areas of Australia the species is considered to be an invasive weed on grazing land and is prohibited from cultivation in Western Australia.
[edit] References
- ^ Trees of Australia. Victorian Woodworkers of Australia 9 list: Q-R-S
- "Eremophila mitchellii (Benth.)". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=60812.
- PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online: Eremophila mitchellii
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Eremophila mitchellii
