Conostylis neocymosa
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| Conostylis neocymosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Conostylis |
| Species: | C. neocymosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Conostylis neocymosa | |
Conostylis neocymosa is a rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like plant or herb in the family Haemodoraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has flat, green leaves with bristles on the edges, and yellow, tubular flowers.
Conostylis neocymosa is a rhizomatous, tufted, perennial, grass-like plant or herb. It has flat, linear leaves 100–250 mm (3.9–9.8 in) long, 1.0–4.0 mm (0.039–0.157 in) wide and glabrous, apart from bristles on the edges, rarely more than 3 mm (0.12 in) apart. The flowers are borne groups of usually less than 10 on a flowering stem 50–150 mm (2.0–5.9 in) tall, each flower 8–15 mm (0.31–0.59 in) long on a pedicel 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long. The perianth is yellow with lobes 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) long, the anthers 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and the style 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to September.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
Conostylis neocymosa was first formally described in 1980 by Stephen Hopper in the journal Botaniska Notiser, from specimens he collected near the Eneabba store in 1975.[5] The specific epithet (neocymosa) means "new cymose", referring to the inflorescence.[6]