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Eremophila Jucunda Subsp. Jucunda
''Eremophila jucunda'' subsp. ''jucunda'' is a plant in the figwort Family (biology), family, Scrophulariaceae and is Endemism, endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with hairy leaves and white to violet flowers often growing on stony hillsides. It is similar to Eremophila jucunda subsp. pulcherrima, subspecies ''pulcherrima'' but is distinguished from it by its yellow new growth and more southerly distribution. Description ''Eremophila jucunda'' subsp. ''jucunda'' is a shrub which usually grows to a height of . The stems and branches are hairy and the leaves are densely arranged near the ends of branches, lance-shaped to egg-shaped, long and wide. The young leaves and branches are bright yellow. The flowers are white or lilac to purple and occur singly in the leaf axils on flower stalks long. There are 5 sepals which are linear to lance-shaped, long and wide. The 5 petals form a tube which is more or less hairy on the outer surface. Flowering occurs from July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Chinnock
Robert James "Bob" Chinnock (born 3 July 1943) is a New Zealand-born Australian botanist who worked at the State Herbarium of South Australia as a senior biologist. He retired in 2008 but still works as an honorary research associate. His research interests include '' Eremophila'' and related genera, the weedy Cactaceae, especially those in the genus ''Opuntia ''Opuntia'', commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as ''tuna'' (fruit), ''sabra'', ''nopal'' (paddle, plural ''nopales'') from the Nahuatl word f ...'', and Australian ferns and clubmosses. His PhD thesis at Flinders University in 1982 was focused upon Myoporaceae, He is the author of ''Eremophila and allied genera : a monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae''. (Plants in these genera are now included in the family Scrophulariaceae.) References External links 1943 births Living people Victoria Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |