Thysanotus manglesianus
| Thysanotus manglesianus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Thysanotus |
| Species: | T. manglesianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thysanotus manglesianus | |
Thysanotus manglesianus, commonly known as Mangles' fringed lily,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family, and is widespread in the Western Australia. It is a twining, more or less leafless, perennial herb with tuberous roots, flowers arranged singly, with linear sepals, elliptic, fringed petals and six stamens.
Description
Thysanotus manglesianus is a twining perennial herb with a small rootstock and tuberous roots. Its leaves are produced infrequently, one or two terete leaves 100–200 mm (3.9–7.9 in) long. The stem is leafless, produced annually, and hairy only at the base, usually 10–100 m (33–328 ft) long, twining around vegetation or prostrate and usually has many dichotomous branches. The flowers are borne singly on branches on a pedicel 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long. The flowers are purple, the perianth segments 10.5–16 mm (0.41–0.63 in) long with linear sepals 2.5–3.0 mm (0.098–0.118 in) wide. The petals are elliptic, about 6 mm (0.24 in) wide with a fringe about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long. There are six stamens, the outer anthers about 4 mm (0.16 in) long, the inner anthers about 6 mm (0.24 in) long and curved. The style is about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to November and the seeds are more or less spherical, about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) in diameter with a straw-coloured aril.[3][2]
Taxonomy
Thysanotus manglesianus was first formally described in 1843 by Carl Sigismund Kunth in the his Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum from specimens collected by James Mangles on the Swan River and by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré near Shark Bay.[4] The specific epithet (manglesianus) honours James Mangles.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat
Mangles' fringed lily grows in sand, loam, laterite or on granite outcrops on sandplain, mallee and forest, and is widespread in the Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren and Yalgoo bioregions of Western Australia.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Thysanotus manglesianus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Thysanotus manglesianus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Brittan, Norman H. "Thysanotus manglesianus". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Thysanotus manglesianus". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ George, Alex S.; Sharr, Francis A. (2023). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings - A Glossary (fifth ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables Press. p. 255. ISBN 9780645629538.
- ^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund (1840). Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum : secundum familias naturales disposita, adjectis characteribus, differentiis et synonymis. Vol. 4. Stuttgart and Tübingen: Sumtibus J.G. Cottae. pp. 616–617. Retrieved 4 December 2025.