1. Description

2. Taxonomy and naming

3. Distribution and habitat

4. Conservation

5. Use in horticulture

6. References

Eremophila phyllopoda is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub, sometimes round or flat-topped with sticky, hairy leaves and flowers ranging in colour from pink or lilac to purple.

Description

The flowers are borne singly or in pairs in leaf axils on a stalk {{convert|1.5-4.5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long which is densely hairy. There are 5 overlapping, green to pale mauve, hairy, sticky, lance-shaped to egg-shaped, sepals which are {{convert|8.5-25|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long. The petals are {{convert|13.5-32|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and are joined at their lower end to form a tube. The petal tube is white through pink to deep lilac-coloured or purple on the outside, white inside. The petal tube and lobes are hairy on the outside, the petal lobes are glabrous on the inside, and the inside of the tube is filled with woolly hairs. The 4 stamens are fully enclosed in the petal tube. Flowering time depends on subspecies. The fruits are dry, oval to cone-shaped, {{convert|2.5-4|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and have a hairy, papery covering.^[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

The species was first formally described by Robert Chinnock in 2007 and the description was published in Eremophila and Allied Genera: A Monograph of the Plant Family Myoporaceae.^[3] The specific epithet (phyllopoda) is derived from the Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon) meaning “leaf”^[4]{{rp|466}} and πούς (poús) meaning “foot”^[4]{{rp|343}} in reference to the prominent and persistent leaf bases on the stems of this species.^[1]

There are two subspecies

• Eremophila phyllopoda Chinnock subsp. phyllopoda^[5] which flowers from June to October and has leaves that are {{convert|60-110|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and petals more than {{convert|24|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long;^[2]
• Eremophila phyllopoda subsp. obliqua Chinnock^[6] which flowers from June to August and has leaves that are {{convert|18-50|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and petals that are less than {{convert|25|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long;^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Subspecies phyllopoda occurs stony plains and rocky ridges from west of Mt Augustus to Meekatharra^[2] in the Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison and Pilbara biogeographic regions.^[7] Subspecies obliqua is found in stony soils near creek beds and on rocky hills between the Collier and Barlee ranges in the Gascoyne and Pilbara biogeographic regions.^[8]

Conservation

Both subspecies of E.phyllopoda are classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.^[9]

Use in horticulture

This is one of the most attractive eremophilas with its grey, pendulous leaves and mass display of lilac to blue or pink flowers. Its colourful sepals remain on the plant long after the petal tube has fallen and it is an ideal container plant. It is usually propagated by grafting onto Myoporum rootstock and grown in well-drained soil in full sun. It only needs occasional watering during a long drought but it is frost sensitive and needs to be grown in a warm, protected position.^[10]

References

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• Partai Persatuan Demokrasi Kebangsaan
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• Partaloa
• Partaloa, Almería
• Partaloa, Spain
• Partan bree
• Partankers
• Partanna
• Partant pour la Syrie
• Partap Sharma
• Partap Singh Kairon
• Partapur, Rajasthan
• Partas
• Parta, Tibet
• Partav
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• Partaw
• Partch
• Part Chimp