''Billardiera fraseri'' (the elegant pronaya) is a species of plant in the family,
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporaceae is a family of flowering plants that consists of 200–240 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in 9 genera. Habitats range from tropical to temperate climates of the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Oceanian, and Australasian realms. T ...
, which is
endemic
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to
Western Australia
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.
Description
''B. fraseri'' like other members of the genus, ''Billardiera
''Billardiera'' is a genus of small vines and shrubs in the family, ''Pittosporaceae'', which is endemic to Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1793 by botanist James Edward Smith who named it in honour of Jacques Labillardière ...
'', is a woody climber with alternate leaves.[
]
Taxonomy
This plant was first described by Hooker
Hooker may refer to:
People
* Hooker (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands)
New Zealand
* Hooker River
* Mount Hooker (New Zealand) in the Southern Alps
* Hoo ...
in 1836 as ''Spiranthera fraseri'',[ and revised by ]Mueller
Mueller may refer to:
People
* Mueller (surname), a surname German in origin
Places Antarctica
* Mount Mueller (Antarctica)
Australia
* Mueller College, in Queensland
* Mount Mueller (Victoria)
*Mueller Park, in Western Australia
* Mueller Rive ...
in 1862 as belonging to the genus, ''Billardiera
''Billardiera'' is a genus of small vines and shrubs in the family, ''Pittosporaceae'', which is endemic to Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1793 by botanist James Edward Smith who named it in honour of Jacques Labillardière ...
''.[
Earliest collected specimen in an Australian herbarium is MEL 0065042A,]Swan Coastal Plain
The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...
, in forested sand dunes near Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
on 20 January 1840.
See also
*
References
External links
* Bennett, E.M. 1972.
* Bennett, E.M. 1978.
*
''Billardiera fraseri''
at The Plant List
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''Billardiera fraseri''
at Tropicos
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fraseri
Plants described in 1862
Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker
Endemic flora of Southwest Australia
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