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Accession Data:

Centrolepis strigosa (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.

  • Common Name: Hairy Centrolepis
  • Family: Centrolepidaceae Endl.

  • Country of Origin: Australia
  • Habitat: Heath, scrub, mallee, woodland and sclerophyll forest on sand

  • Description: The 'flowers' of Centrolepis, once thought to be bisexual, are now considered to be reduced inflorescences or "pseudanthia", cymose structures consisting of one (sometimes two) male flowers and two to many female flowers, all flowers being reduced to either one stamen or one carpel.
  • Culture: Plant in bog mix, pot sitting in water.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900002
  • Source: ?? ex Sydney 1991 Index Seminum #12
  • Provenance:
    Sydney 1991 Index Seminum #12
    Spence Road, between Government Road and Judd St, Berkshire Park, NSW, Australia
  • Accession Date: 02-18-2009
  • Bench: 2309 - Temperate Carnivores
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 07-16-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Centrolepidaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Centrolepideae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
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2009

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New South Wales / Queensland / South Australia / Tasmania / Victoria / Western Australia /

References (external):

  1. Flowering Plant of the World, V. H. Heywoood, 1993. ISBN 0-19-521037-9
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, May 08, 2018.
  3. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, May 08, 2018.

data regenerated on Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:24:45 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Centrolepidaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Centrolepideae

  • Centrolepis strigosa W/C
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