Billardiera fraseri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Genus: | Billardiera |
| Species: | B. fraseri
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Billardiera fraseri (the elegant pronaya) is a species of plant in the family, Pittosporaceae, which is endemic to Western Australia.[3]
Description
B. fraseri like other members of the genus, Billardiera, is a woody climber with alternate leaves.[5][3]
Taxonomy
This plant was first described by Hooker in 1836 as Spiranthera fraseri,[6] and revised by Mueller in 1862 as belonging to the genus, Billardiera.[2]
Earliest collected specimen in an Australian herbarium is MEL 0065042A,[7] which was collected by J.A.L. Preiss on the Swan Coastal Plain, in forested sand dunes near Perth on 20 January 1840.
See also
References
- ^ Hügel, K.A.A. 1837. Botanisches Archiv der Gartenbaugesellschaft des österreichischen Kaiserstaates, vol. 2: t. 6
- ^ a b c von Mueller, F.J.H. 1862. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 78.
- ^ a b c "FloraBase Billardiera fraseri". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b "APNI Billardiera fraseri". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Cayzer, L, Crisp, M, Telford, I (2004) Cladistic analysis and revision of Billardiera (Pittosporaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 17, 83-125.
- ^ Hooker, W.J. 1836. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) Botanical Magazine: subt. 3523
- ^ "AVH: Occurrence record MEL 0065042A Billardiera fraseri". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
External links
- Bennett, E.M. 1972. "New taxa and new combinations in Western Australian Pittosporaceae". Nuytsia. pp. 266–269.
- Bennett, E.M. 1978. "New taxa and new combinations in Australian Pittosporaceae". Nuytsia. pp. 184–189.
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