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APII jpeg image of Xanthorrhoea drummondii,<br/>Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya,<br/>Xanthorrhoea preissii,<br/>Xanthorrhoea nana © contact APII©

Xanthorrhoea drummondii,
Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya,
Xanthorrhoea preissii,
Xanthorrhoea nana

Photographer: see Illustrator
Copyright holder: Other, see our image use page for details
Date Taken: 02 May 1986
Taken at:
Image Source: Australian Plant Image Index (APII) - Photo No.: foa.727



Caption:
Xanthorrhoea . A-B , X. drummondii , packing-bracts (D.Bedford 41 & T.Macfarlane, NSW). C-D , X. preissii , packing-bracts (L.Preiss 1620, MEL). E-F , X. nana , packing-bracts (K.Allan 815, PERTH). G-L , X. acanthostachya . G , small cluster-bract of aborted floral cluster; H-I , packing-bracts; J , sepal; K-L , petals (p , proboscis) (G-L , T.Macfarlane 659, PERTH). M , X. preissii , surface view of spike showing bract apices (L.Preiss 1620, MEL). N-O , X. drummondii , surface view of spikes showing variation in hairiness of bract apices (N , D.Bedford 59 & T.Macfarlane, NSW; O , D.Bedford 41 & T.Macfarlane, NSW).

Illustrators: C.L.Payne.

Flora of Australia Volume 46 figure 39.


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