Diplolaena graniticola
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| Diplolaena graniticola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Diplolaena |
| Species: | D. graniticola |
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| Diplolaena graniticola | |
Diplolaena graniticola, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is a small shrub with yellow or red pendulous flowers and papery leaves. It is endemic to Western Australia.
Diplolaena graniticola is a shrub to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high with smooth branchlets that are covered in scales or star-shaped hairs. The leaves are papery, arranged in pairs, simple, 10–35 mm (0.39–1.38 in) long, 6–15 mm (0.24–0.59 in) wide, smooth, covered in scales or star-shaped hairs, leaves and margins flat, apex rounded, petiole 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) long, wedge-shaped at the base. The pendulous flowers are on a pedicel 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and surrounded by bracts 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in) long, flower heads about 15 mm (0.59 in) in diameter. The corolla is yellow or red with five overlapping petals, 5.5–6 mm (0.22–0.24 in) long and hairy on the edges. Flowering occurs from July to October.[2][3]