| Scented banjine | |
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| Pimelea suaveolens subsp. suaveolens near Albany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Pimelea |
| Species: | P. suaveolens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pimelea suaveolens Meisn. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calyptrostegia suaveolens (Meisn.) Endl. | |
Pimelea suaveolens, commonly known as scented banjine, is a slender shrub with large, rather hairy yellow inflorescences. It occurs in forest areas of the south-west of Western Australia from New Norcia to Albany.
Description
Pimelea suaveolens is an erect, spindly, often multi-stemmed shrub which grows to a height of 0.25–1.2 m (0.8–4 ft). The stems and leaves are glabrous and the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, sword-shaped and 10–30 mm (0.4–1 in) long. The inflorescences are 30–40 mm (1–2 in) across and consist of many pale to deep yellow flowers surrounded by hairy, petal-like bracts and hang from the branches. Flowering occurs from June to October.
Taxonomy
Pimelea suaveolens was first formally described in 1845 by Carl Meissner and the description was published in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae from a specimen collected by James Drummond at Greenmount in 1839. The Latin specific epithet suaveolens means "sweet-smelling".
In 1988, Barbara Rye named two subspecies of P. suaveolens in the journal Nuytsia and the names are accepted at the Australian Plant Census:
- Pimelea suaveolens subsp. flava Rye that has green leaves;
- Pimelea suaveolens Meisn. subsp. suaveolens that has glaucous leaves.
Distribution and habitat
Scented banjine grows on sand, sandy clay, gravel and laterite on undulating plains, flats, ridges and roadsides. It grows between New Norcia and Albany in the Coolgardie, Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Jarrah Forest and Warren biogeographic regions.
Conservation status
Pimelea suaveolens is classified by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions as "not threatened".
Use in horticulture
This species is not difficult to propagate from cuttings but is difficult to maintain in cultivation. "Good drainage and partial shade are important."
References
- ^ "Pimelea suaveolens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Pimelea suaveolens Rchb.f." FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Wrigley, John W; Fagg, Murray (2013). Australian native plants (6th ed.). Chatswood, N.S.W.: Reed New Holland. p. 284. ISBN 9781921517150.
- Erickson, Rica (1982). Flowers and plants of Western Australia (Reprinted 1983 ed.). Sydney: Reed. p. 39. ISBN 058950116X.
- "Pimelea suaveolens". APNI. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Meissner, Carl D.F.; Lehmann, Johann G.C. (1845). Plantae Preissianae Vol.1, No.4. Hamburg. pp. 603–604. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 773.
- ^ Rye, Barbara L. (1988). "A revision of Western Australian Thymelaeaceae". Nuytsia. 6 (2): 214–219. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "Pimelea suaveolens subsp. flava". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- Corrick, Margaret G.; Fuhrer, Bruce A. (2009). Wildflowers of southern Western Australia (3rd ed.). Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 211. ISBN 9781877058844.
- "Pimelea suaveolens subsp. suaveolens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 560. ISBN 0646402439.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pimelea suaveolens | |