Sida spenceriana is a small plant in the family Malvaceae found in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sida |
| Species: | S. spenceriana
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Description edit
Sida spenceriana is a herb or shrub, which has hairy stems. The leaves are not lobed, have entire margins and are 10–24 mm long by 1.5–3 mm wide, have a covering of stellate hairs. There are stipules (7–10 mm long) which persist in with the older leaves. The flower has a pedicel (15–30 mm) and the perianth consists of two whorls (both calyx and corolla). It, too, has stellate hairs. The calyx is green, 4 mm long, and the lobes are fused joined for half or more of their length. The corolla is yellow, without a hairy covering and is 6 mm long. There are many stamens which are united in a staminal tube around the style. The anthers are 0.5 mm long. The ovary is quite smooth. There is a single style (2.7 mm long) which has five or numerous style branches or lobes, which are mostly smooth.[4]
A further description is found in (Barker, 2007),[6] where the calyx is described as being sometimes ribbed but not 10-ribbed at the base, and further, that this species has 13-15 mericarps.
The fruits are schizocarps. It flowers in August (in Western Australia).[4]
Distribution edit
In Western Australia, it is found in the IBRA bioregions of Tanami and Victoria Bonaparte.[4] in the Northern Territory it is found in the IBRA bioregions of Gulf Plains, and Mitchell Grass Downs.[1]
Taxonomy edit
Sida spenceriana was first described in 1885 by Ferdinand von Mueller[2][3] from a specimen (MEL 0053777A) collected by Jessie Spencer ("Mrs F. Spencer") "at Yappunyah and Thargomindah close to the Paroo River" in 1885.[3][7] The specific epithet, spenceriana, honours her.[7]
Conservation status edit
In Western Australia, it is listed as "not threatened",[4] while in the Northern Territory it is listed as "data deficient",[1] and in Queensland as of "least concern."[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "NTFlora Factsheet: Sida spenceriana". NTFlora, Northern Territory Government.
- ^ a b "Sida spenceriana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885) Definitions of some new Australian plants. Southern Science Record n.s 1: 75. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Sida spenceriana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Sida spenceriana occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium Retrieved 2 September 2019
- ^ Barker, R.M. (2007). "Two newly described species and a draft key to the species of Sida s. lat. from Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 17: 30.
- ^ a b Maroske, S. & Vaughan, A. (2014) "Ferdinand Mueller's female plant collectors: a biographical register", Muelleria 32: 92-172.
- ^ WetlandInfo: Sida spenceriana, Queensland Government, Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
