Biology:Macgregoria racemigera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Macgregoria |
| Species: | M. racemigera
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Macgregoria racemosa Benth. | |
Macgregoria racemigera (spinifex snow, desert snow, carpet-of-snow)[2] is a small plant in the family Celastraceae) found in inland Australia from New South Wales through Queensland, the Northern Territory to Western Australia, and South Australia.[3][1]
Macgregoria racemigera is an erect annual herb with slender stems spreading over the ground and growing up to 15 cm by 30 cm in diameter. The leaves are linear and 5 to 15 mm long by 1 mm wide. The raceme is dense and from 4 to 11 cm long, with the flowers subtended by a bract at the base of the pedicel. The flowers are white, often having a pink throat and are strongly scented. The five unwinged fruit segments[4] are obovoid, densely papillose, and covered in hooked hairs.[5] The flowers with their lovely perfume are seen in the dry season.[6]
Macgregoria racemigera was first described in 1874 by Ferdinand von Mueller from a specimen collected by Ernest Giles in the MacDonnell Ranges.[7][8]
Aboriginal names
The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call this plant jaliji (a name given to plants with pretty flowers but having no specific use).[6] The Warlpiri use several names: ngapa-jakajaka, ngapajimpi, ngapa-taraki-taraki.[2]
Gallery
Macgregoria racemigera in Ledknapper Nature Reserve
Macgregoria racemigera in Ledknapper Nature Reserve
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Macgregoria racemigera F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:821872-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NT Flora: Macgregoria racemigera". http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=5616.
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia. "Species: Macgregoria racemigera" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51267657.
- ↑ "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Macgregoria". https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Macgregoria.
- ↑ "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Macgregoria recemigera". https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Macgregoria~racemigera.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 , pp. 91, Wikidata Q106088428
- ↑ "Macgregoria racemigera". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/57421.
- ↑ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874). "Macgregoria racemigera". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8 (66): 161. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/765191.
Wikidata ☰ Q17244970 entry
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