Bauera rubioides
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Bauera rubioides is a shrubby, flowering plant found in the eastern states of Australia
. It has also been referred to as Madder-Leaved Bauera, a comparison to another genus which is commonly named Madder
.
Flowers on pedicels, erect, but drooping to the ends. Sepals are 6 - 8, around 4 mm, and also toothed.
For the flower's most notable aspect, Sims gave in 1804;
... Corolla, rose-coloured,
eight petaled, but one is deficient; Petals lanceolate,
concave, patent, quite entire. Filaments many, shorter than
petals, attached to the inside of the calyx, not to the receptacle,
...
Anthers yellow, roundish. Germen roundish, somewhat flat-
tened, emarginate. Styles two, filiform, divergent. Stigmas
acute.
He also notes the lack of scent. The petals may be white, the numerous stamens are creamy white. The name, rubioides, was given for a resemblance to Rubia
; Sims notes ...
Flowering is, at least lightly, throughout the year, most heavily in spring and summer.
, the plant appears to have been grown there since 1793.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It has also been referred to as Madder-Leaved Bauera, a comparison to another genus which is commonly named Madder
Madder
Rubia is a genus of the madder family Rubiaceae, which contains about 60 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and sub-shrubs native to the Old World, Africa, temperate Asia and America...
.
Description
Rambling shrub to 2 metres. Branches; opposite, rigid and many. The leaflets on the species are acute to broadly so, having 4 - 10 teeth on a serrated margin, 5 – 15 mm long and 2 –3 mm wide.Flowers on pedicels, erect, but drooping to the ends. Sepals are 6 - 8, around 4 mm, and also toothed.
For the flower's most notable aspect, Sims gave in 1804;
... Corolla, rose-coloured,
eight petaled, but one is deficient; Petals lanceolate,
concave, patent, quite entire. Filaments many, shorter than
petals, attached to the inside of the calyx, not to the receptacle,
...
Anthers yellow, roundish. Germen roundish, somewhat flat-
tened, emarginate. Styles two, filiform, divergent. Stigmas
acute.
He also notes the lack of scent. The petals may be white, the numerous stamens are creamy white. The name, rubioides, was given for a resemblance to Rubia
Rubiá
aRubiá is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1734 and an area of 101 km²....
; Sims notes ...
The
trivial name is derived from the resemblance which it bears,
especially in its young state, to a RubiaRubiáaRubiá is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1734 and an area of 101 km²....
, not a RubusRubusRubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles, and gland-tipped hairs are...
, as
Mr. AndrewsHenry Charles AndrewsHenry Charles Andrews , was an English botanist, botanical artist and engraver.He lived in Knightsbridge and was married to the daughter of John Kennedy of Hammersmith, a nurseryman who assisted Andrews in the descriptions of the plants he illustrated.He was an accomplished and unusual botanical...
, with his usual accuracy, would have it. Flowers
through the greatest part of the Summer.Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Curtis's Botanical MagazineThe Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine....
Vol 19. p715
Flowering is, at least lightly, throughout the year, most heavily in spring and summer.
Distribution
Occurs in wet, shaded areas of New South wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and Queensland.Cultivation
Produced commercially as a species for the garden. An early export to EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the plant appears to have been grown there since 1793.