Franklandia fucifolia

Franklandia fucifolia, or lanoline bush,[3] is native to the south-west of Western Australia.[4] It is a species in the Franklandia genus of the Proteaceae family.[3][4]

Franklandia fucifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Franklandia
Species:
F. fucifolia
Binomial name
Franklandia fucifolia

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[1][2]

Description

Franklandia fucifolia is a small shrub, which has a fire-tolerant rootstock, and has no surface covering except for the fruit.[5] The leaves are alternate, and divided into erect, terete lobes with prominent glands.[5] The inflorescence is a terminal, few-flowered raceme.[5] The perianth is tubular and has four horizontal lobes.[5] The stamens are inserted at the top of the tube.[5] The ovary is sessile, with one ovule.[5] The fruit is a narrow nut,[5] topped with a rounded-triangular concave plate (5-6 mm wide) and hairy on the outside.[4]

Distribution & habitat

It is widespread in south-western Western Australia, being found from William Bay to Israelite Bay, extending inland to Kojonup. and growing on sand on sand in kwongan, and open woodland.[4]

References
  1. "Franklandia fucifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Brown, R. (1810). "On the Proteaceae of Jussieu". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 10 (1): 157.
  3. "Franklandia fucifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. George, A.S. (2020). "Franklandia fucifolia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. George, A.S. (2020). "Franklandia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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