Trachymene ornata

Trachymene ornata, or spongefruit, is a slender annual herb in the family Araliaceae.[4] It is native to Australia and found in Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales.[5][4][6]

Trachymene ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Trachymene
Species:
T. ornata
Binomial name
Trachymene ornata
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Cesatia ornata Endl.
Didiscus eriocarpus (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Didiscus ornatus (Endl.) Domin
Didiscus ornatus var. semilanatus J.M.Black
Dimetopia eriocarpa F.Muell.
Trachymene eriocarpa (F.Muell.) Benth.
 Trachymene ornata var. semilanata (J.M.Black) H.Eichler

Trachymene ornata
Trachymene ornata fruit

Description

Trachymene ornata is an annual herb growing up to 15 centimetres (6 in) high,[5][4] which has sparsely hairy stems.[5] The sparsely hairy leaves are deeply three-lobed almost to dissected.[5] The inflorescence is an umbel of 3-6 flowers[6] which are bisexual, white or blue, and observed (in NSW) from July to October.[5] The two-carpelled fruits split into two densely woolly mericarps with white (sometimes purplish) hairs.[6]

Habitat

It grows in rocky places, and in shallow soils[5][4]

Taxonomy

Trachymene ornata was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1839,[7][8] and redescribed by Druce in 1917 as belonging to the genus, Trachymene Rudge.[1]

References
  1. Druce, G.C. 1917. "Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian." The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916, Suppl. 2: 650
  2. "APNI: Trachymene ornata". IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. Govaerts, R. et.al. 2018. "Plants of the world online:Trachymene ornata". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. "FloraBase: Trachymene ornata". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. Hart, J.M. 2002. "PlantNET: Trachymene ornata". National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. "efloraSA Electronic Flora of South Australia factsheet: Trachymene ornata". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. "IPNI: Cesatia ornata". International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. Endlicher, S.L. 1839. Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2 1839 = Stirpium Australasicarum Decades III


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