Franklandia fucifolia
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| Franklandia fucifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Franklandia |
| Species: | F. fucifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Franklandia fucifolia | |
Franklandia fucifolia, or lanoline bush,[3] is a species of flowering plant. It is native to the south-west of Western Australia.[4] It belongs to the Proteaceae family.[3][4]
It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[1][2]
Franklandia fucifolia is a small shrub, which has a fire-tolerant rootstock, and has no surface covering except for the fruit.[5] The leaves are alternate, and divided into erect, terete lobes with prominent glands.[5] The inflorescence is a terminal, few-flowered raceme.[5] The perianth is tubular and has four horizontal lobes.[5] The stamens are inserted at the top of the tube.[5] The ovary is sessile, with one ovule.[5] The fruit is a narrow nut,[5] topped with a rounded-triangular concave plate (5–6 mm wide) and hairy on the outside.[4]
