Marianthus paralius

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Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Marianthus paralius
In Kings Park, Perth
Declared
Declared rare (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Marianthus
Species:
M. paralius
Binomial name
Marianthus paralius
Habit

Marianthus paralius is a species of flowering plant in the family Pittosporaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of the southwest of Western Australia. It is a more or less prostrate shrub with thick, egg-shaped leaves and red flowers.

Marianthus paralius is a woody, more or less prostrate shrub that typically spreads to a diameter of up to 50 cm (20 in), and tends to become a climber as it ages. The leaves are egg-shaped and thick, the flowers red with white stamens. Flowering occurs from September to November.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy

Marianthus paralius was first formally described in 2004 by Lindy W. Cayzer and Michael Crisp in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected near Seabird.[5] The specific epithet (paralius) means "by the sea".[6]

Distribution and habitat

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