Rostellularia adscendens

Rostellularia adscendens is an Australian plant species in the family Acanthaceae. It grows to between 10 and 50 cm high.[1]

Rostellularia adscendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Acanthaceae
Genus:
Rostellularia
Species:
R. adscendens
Binomial name
Rostellularia adscendens
Synonyms
  • Justicia adscendens R.Br.

It occurs along streams or in rocky areas in woodland in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.[1] The taxon was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. He gave it the name Justicia adscendens. The species was transferred to the genus Rostellularia in 1986.[2]

Subspecies and varieties include[2]

  • R. adscendens (R.Br.) R.M.Barker var. adscendens
  • R. adscendens var. clementii (Domin) R.M.Barker
  • R. adscendens subsp. dallachyi R.M.Barker
  • R. adscendens subsp. glaucoviolacea (Domin) R.M.Barker
  • R. adscendens var. hispida (Domin) R.M.Barker
  • R. adscendens var. juncea (R.Br.) R.M.Barker
  • R. adscendens var. largiflorens R.M.Barker
  • R. adscendens var. latifolia (Domin) R.M.Barker
  • R. adscendens var. pogonanthera (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker

References
  1. "Rostellularia adscendens". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. "Rostellularia adscendens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 May 2010.


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