Taxonomic Revisions in the family Haloragaceae II. Further notes on Haloragis' Haloragodendron and Gonocarpus By A. E. Orchard* Abstract Additional notes areprovided on newrecords and re-collections of seven species of 1taldr'dgls, one species of Halorcgoderulrcn and fifteenspecies of Gonocarpu.r, mainly ffom Western Australia. One new species, l/dlotagrr dr,'a. is descfibed. andrhe drvision of Gorocdrprs into two sections, sect. Gotr- carDus and sect. Simplum is proposed. Three species previously knownonly from incomplete material areredescribed. While a recently completed revision of Haloragis and related genera was in press (Orchard, 1975), a number of new records and re-collections of poorly known speciesbecame available. As withdrawal of the manuscript to incor- porate these changeswas not feasible, they are presentedhere as a supplement to that paper. To facilitate comparison, the same numbers have been given to the speiies as in the original work. Amended maps and supplementary illustrations are provided where necessary. HALORAGIS 12. Haloragis trigonocarpa F. Muell. A collection of this species by Royce (Royce 5921, 16.vii.t959, Dorre Island, PERTH (fl.) ) from Shark Bay is the first record from an offshore island. Several collections from the nearby mainland were listed previously. 13. Hatoragis acutangulaF. Muell. Recently collected material of .F1. digyna from near Esperance forms a link between that species and plants formerly (Orchard, 1975) described as 1L ocutangulaf. occidentqlis, It is still unclear whether all of the Western Austral- ian plants listed under H. qcutangulq f. occidentQlis (including the type) should be transferred to H. dig)na, or whether some of them are best retained in F/. ucutanlula. Further collections in flower and fruit are required from coastal areas between Albany and Eucla, to help decide this question. (See also under H. digyna). 14. Haloragis asperaLindl. In my previouspaper two WesternAustralian collectiols (Blackall 1221, Gardner 2919) were referred to this species. Both collections were in flower only, and although differing from typical H. aspera in somerespects, they were nlaced in this species until further material should become available. Four more collectioni have now been made from the Norseman-Widgiemooltha area, all bearing flowers and fruits, and all matching the two previous collec- tions. Now that complete material is available it seems that these rffestern Australian plants differ from H. aspera in a number of characters, including leaf shape, size and shape of the secondary bracts of the inflorescence, and most * Auckland Institute and Museum,Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand. 126
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Taxonomic Revisions in the family Haloragaceae
II. Further notes on Haloragis' Haloragodendronand GonocarpusBy A. E. Orchard*
AbstractAdditional notes are provided on new records and re-collections of seven
species of 1taldr'dgls, one species of Halorcgoderulrcn and fifteen species ofGonocarpu.r, mainly ffom Western Australia. One new species, l/dlotagrrdr,'a. is descfibed. and rhe drvision of Gorocdrprs into two sections, sect. Gotr-carDus and sect. Simplum is proposed. Three species previously known onlyfrom incomplete material are redescribed.
While a recently completed revision of Haloragis and related genera wasin press (Orchard, 1975), a number of new records and re-collections of poorlyknown species became available. As withdrawal of the manuscript to incor-porate these changes was not feasible, they are presented here as a supplementto that paper. To facilitate comparison, the same numbers have been givento the speiies as in the original work. Amended maps and supplementaryil lustrations are provided where necessary.
HALORAGIS
12. Haloragis trigonocarpa F. Muell.A collection of this species by Royce (Royce 5921, 16.vii.t959, Dorre
Island, PERTH (fl.) ) from Shark Bay is the first record from an offshore island.Several collections from the nearby mainland were listed previously.
13. Hatoragis acutangula F. Muell.Recently collected material of .F1. digyna from near Esperance forms a link
between that species and plants formerly (Orchard, 1975) described as 1Locutangula f. occidentqlis, It is still unclear whether all of the Western Austral-ian plants listed under H. qcutangulq f. occidentQlis (including the type) shouldbe transferred to H. dig)na, or whether some of them are best retained in F/.ucutanlula. Further collections in flower and fruit are required from coastalareas between Albany and Eucla, to help decide this question. (See also underH. digyna).
14. Haloragis aspera Lindl.In my previous paper two Western Australian collectiols (Blackall 1221,
Gardner 2919) were referred to this species. Both collections were in floweronly, and although differing from typical H. aspera in some respects, they werenlaced in this species unti l further material should become available. Fourmore collectioni have now been made from the Norseman-Widgiemoolthaarea, all bearing flowers and fruits, and all matching the two previous collec-tions. Now that complete material is available it seems that these rffestern
Australian plants differ from H. aspera in a number of characters, includingleaf shape, size and shape of the secondary bracts of the inflorescence, and most
* Auckland Institute and Museum, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Two further collections of this poorly known species have bcen madefrom the mid-west coast region of Western Australia. They arc Otclurd 4213,21.xi.1974,37 krr south of Dongara on coast track just south of Cliff Head.AK, PERTH (F . ) : Orchard 4219,21 .x i . l9 '14 ,56 km south o f Dongara on coas ttrack. AK. PERTH (fl.. fr.). As these are the l irst collections ol-the speciessince Drummond's type gathering, and the first to bear mature fruits. anamended description of the species is given below.
Perennial herb or subshrub to 50 cnr tall; stems woody at base, ascending.red to green, smooth or weakly 5-ribbed, sparsely scabrous with simple 2 4-celled, curved or slightly hooked hairs 0 2 0 4 mm )ong.
Learcs bright green, alterl. latc, sessile, l inear to l inear-lanceolate, (1 5-)3.0 4.5 cm long, 0 2 0 4(0 7) cm wide, ! entirc or minutely serrate with4 8 teeth ca I mm long, mainly in upper part, sparsely scabrous with hairs aslbr stenrs. apex acute; all veins indistinct.
Inflorescence an indeterminate spike of l-3-florvered dichasia in axils ofalternate primary bracts. Lateral inflorescences arise in axils of upper leaves.Prinqry brc(ts broad-lanceolate, 0 9-l 4 cm long, (0 2-)0 4 mm wide, green.fleshy, + entire, midribbed, scabrous on margins;. secondory btucts o\ale-(l '7-)2 5-3 5 mm long, (0 4 )1 0 l 3 mm wide, green, f leshy, entire, stronglymidribbed (almost keeled), glabrous but for a few scattcred hairs on tnargins;tertiarl bra(ls as for secondary. 2 mm long, t ip attenuate.
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Figure 3 Halorugit; Joro.rd. A. Upper part of inllorescence. B. Flower. C. Flower withsecondary bract- D. Petal. E. Stamen. F. Secondary bract. G-J. Fruits. K. Distr ibu-t ion. (A-F. hom Orchard 42t3: G-J. from Orchard,t2l9.) Scales represent I cm (A.) or
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Another collection of this species has been made from the Kimberley
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20. Gonocarpus leptothecus (F. Muell.) Orchard Figure 6
A number of new collections of this species from Western Australia and
the Northern Territory have increased the known east-west range of.the plant'
in most cases, the coliector's notes accompanying the specimens indicate that
they were growing in sand5tone so i l s . as was lhe case u i th most p rev lous
colleclions. The new collections are:
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: George 72450, I9 v'ji 1974. Blvxa Creek' Pnnce Regent \iieri ' .-"i. i i ' i , i n i g , t;1"- s. n., i2.". t srz. cha mpasnv lsland. Bonaparte A rch ipelaso' Pf R l Httr.t: Wilvn l0655. l2.v.ls72, Augustu\ I. land. Bonaparte Archrpelago.-PtK l H tlr 'r: r/I/rozi't] icjo. )i.". igz,- H"vwooo tdario (southr. Bonapaite Archipelago. PERTH {fr '): - l l t/sorii i iz. i i ; i . i , i ;:, I iodngui.i i .tuna. Prince Frederick Harboui. PTRTH {fl, fr ') \oRTH-iiR-N
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reouirements of the species. Where this species occurs with G. benthamii (e.g.
Oichard 4330,4332), G. dffisus is found in the wetter areas. There are anumber of minor differences between these recent collections and the descrip-tion siven oreviottsly. The stems are closely appressed pubescent, with uni-ce l lu l i r ha i i s . par r i cu la r ly in the upper par ts . .becoming more or less g labrous
towards the bise. The leaves are moderately densely pilose on both faces,with hairs as for the stems. Many of the flower petals and anthers are rnuchshorter than previously reported. The petals of-apparently fully bisexualflowers can be is short as 0 8mm,withanthen0 4-0 5 mmlong. The ovariesand fruits of these plants have, without exception, several short, thick, stronglycurved hairs or papillae on the ribs, a feature previously (Orchard, 1975) des-cribed as "anomalbus". The discovery of these plants, and their differencesfrom nrevious collections, casts doubts on whether G. diffusus and G, intriutusare reallv distinct. The only remaining differences between the species are theshaoe oi the sepals (cordate in G. intricatus, deltoid-ovate and saccate in G.d i fusu t and a t l igh t d i f fe rence in the s ize o l lhe f ru i ts l f the tuo spcc ies arcm6rsed.in future, then the epithet "intricatus" has priority.
24. Gonocarpus rudis (Benth.) Orchard
A further collection of this species has been made, providing furtherinformation on the habit and habitat requirements of G. rudis. The collectionrOrchard 4415,14.xii.1975, Stirl ing Range National Park, 2 km from Red GumPass road along Stirl ing Range Drive, AK, CANB' PERTH (fr.) was a roundsubshrub, loca t ly abundant . lo l0 cm la l l . so f t l l redd i 'h pubescent . g rowing indeeo red sand on the roadside. Previous collections had given the impressionthat the plant was single-stemmed, with a "trunk" 5-10 cm tall arising from afibrous rootstock, with numerous herbaceous branches borne near its apex.In fact. all plants jn the population studied were multistemmed subshrubs, andihe "trunki", 20-30 in number, were only the primary branches, bearing
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These collections (Orchard 4344,8.xii 1974, Long Swamp ca 10 km directlynorth-east of Augusta, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl., fr.); Orchard 43'7l, t Lxii. l974,ca 3 km north of Mt. Frankland turnoff on Walpole-Mt. Frankland road, AK,CANB, PERTH (fl., fr.)) were found in lowJying restionaceous heath areas,probably subject to intermittent f looding in winter. The plants were incon-spicuous but relatively abundant in these areas, growing in blackish sand, withRestionac:ae, Epacridaceae, Drosera spp.. Th))sqnotus spp. and Gonocarpuspa icul.ttus. The two species of Gonocarpus are easily distinguished in thefield. C. pusillus \s prostrate with a relatively short, thick, green axis to theinflorescence, unbranched but for a few simple lateral inflorescinces. G.pqniculatus is a stiff, erect plant with profusely branched filiform reddish in-floresc:nces. The leaves and flowers of G. paniculotus are also mucn largerthan those ol 0. ptrsil l trs.
27. Gonocarpus eremophilus OrchardOne further collection of t lt is species is now known: George 12175.
27 .vii.19'74,53 miles [85 km] sonth-west of Warburton, cibson Deseri, PERTH(fl.). Like the earlier collections it was found on an op3n gravelly plain. asso-ciated with Triodia basedov ii.
30. Gonocarpus pithyoides NeesThe three collections beJow considerably extend the known range of t l.r is
spec ies r ro r thwards :
Orc!6!(1 !?5J!_22.\:.19^74, Gingin-Donglra ^road _ca 4,km suuth of Mu ering Brook, AK,CANB, PERTH (fl., f!.): Orchard 125Q, 29.ri.1974, 6 km sourh of Dandaring West, AK,CANB, PERTH (.fr., fr.\: Orchard 1273, 1.xii..l9'71, 12 km lvesr of cingin-Dongara r-oacalong Moorc River, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl., i i .).
31. Gonocarpus simplex (R.Br. ex Britten) OrchardThis species was previously known only from the type and a collection by
C. P. Andrews, both from near Albany, and both lacking fruits. Even in thi;incomplete state it was clear that G. simplex, with its - leafless, sedse-like\ re rns and smal l f louers ua . a r r unusua l member o f Ihe genus Gono iarpus .Two further collections ofthis species (OrchorJ 4443,4443r, 17..i i i .1974. accessroad to Cape Le Grand, ca 5 km north of National Park boundarv. AK.CANB, PERTH (fl., fr.)) bearing a range of f lowers and fruits, and one of them(Orchctrd 4443a) consisting of seedlings, have revealed that G. simplex differsfrom other Gonotorpus species in a number of other respects, and it is proposedrhat C. s in f le .y 'hou ld be segregared f rom the res t o f rhe genu. in a new: \ecr ion .Gonr', arpus \ect. Simplum. denned as lollo\ ..
Gonocarpus section Simplum Orchard, sect. nov.
Styli subulati, sepala magnopere excedens; l lores masculi in pediceli is longis eievatjs;liuctus lineares, longitudo ultra bis diamelrum. Typgsi Gonocaryu: .rimptei (n.Br. eiBrirten) Orchard.
The plants ofthis new section differ from those of Conocarpu., sect. 6040-carpus mairly in having long subulate styles greatly exceeding the sepals, inhaving male and bisexual f lowers. probably on separate plants, with the maleflowers borne on long pedicels, the bisexual f lowers + sessile, and in havinglinear or cylindrical fruits more than twice as long as their diameter.
Key to the sections of genus Gonocarpus
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F/owers 4-merous; male or bisexual, apparently on distinct plants. -Bl-sexual f lowers sessile; .repclr 4, deltoid. 0.4 mm long, 0.3 mm wide, glabrous.Petals 4, hooded, + keeled, 1 7 mm long,0.3 nm wide, Iong-unguiculate (cai of length), glabrous. Stamens 8; f i lamelts 0.4 mm long; anthers l inear-oblong, 0 9-1 0 mm long, 0 2 mrr rvide, 4-celled, nonapiculate. St!-les 4,subula1e, 0 8 mm long; stigmas iimbriate. Orarl l inear-ovoid, 1.0 mm long,0 4 mm diam., 8-ribbed, glabrous, incompletely 4Jocular, 4 oyules. Maleflowers as for bisexual ones, but on pedicel 2 mm long; ovary rudimentary.
Fruit greer, sessile, l inear-cylindrical, I . 8 I .9 mm long (excluding sepals),0 6-0 7 mm wide, 8-ribbed, smooth betweerr ribs, glabrous; sepals persiitent,erect,.deltoid, 0 4 0 5 mm long,0 3 0.4 mm wide, smooth; styies protruding;t seeq.
Seecllirtgs withL flexLrose slenls, first 2 leaves opposite, otlters alternate;stems and leaves bright green with reddish tips.
These two crl lections came from the margins of a small swamp, denseiyovergrown lvilh Restionaceae, Cyperaceae and X1rrs. The only associatedtrees were a few paperbark Melaleuca sp. The plants were relatir eiy abundant,but inconspicuous, overtopped by sedges at rl le water's edge, particularly indisturbed places where lhe road crossed the swamp. The seedlings werenLlmerous on a patch of black organic sand recently scraped clear of othervegetatiol ' l . The swamp was some drstance oursidi the boundarl of Cape IeGrand National Park, and a search of similar swamps inside the park fail;d tores,eal G. simplex.
33. Gonocarpus confertifolius (F. Muell.) Orchard
A number of further collections of this species extend its known range.
c. confertifolius var. confertilolius: Boswell.R29, 1q67, Cundeelee, ?EP.IH tlr.); Orchaftl4 lq6 .26 .x i . la '4 . Ka lbar r i Nar iona Park . g k ln \ou .h ea \ r o t l J rno l l lo lhe Loon, o1 Ina inaccess road, AK, CANB, PERTH (1i., fr.).G. confcrtifolius var. helmsii Orch.: Bttt[et s.n., 26.i.195E, Queen Victoria Springs, PERTH(fl., ft.); Diels s.n., Menzies, PERTH (fl.) j G?o/.r '" 7987, 12.ix.1966, l9 miles- [30 (m] W. ofSandslone, PERTH (fl.); OrLhard 1188,24.xt.1914, 18 km west of Cootgardie on roacl toSouthern Cross, AK, CAN B, PERTH (fl., fr.\ Orthard 1191, 2.1.xi.197,1, 4j krr west of Cool-gardie on road_lo Southern qross,-AK, CANB, PERTH (fi.. lr ): Orchartl 4193, 24.xi.19,t495 km w€st of Coolgardie, AK, CANB, PERTH (.f ' ., lr.): Orchaft| 4t 95. 24.xi.1974, Merredin_Goonall ing road, ca 2 5 km east of Trayning, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl.. fr.)
The Orclrard collection ol var. confertifolirs has leaves 1.0 cm lone and0.4 0.5 cm wide, with 6 8 teeth. These dimensions are consid:rablv iereerr han thore g iven prer ioLrs ly .
G. confurtifolius var. helntsii, of which only a few collections were knownpreviously, is much more common than suspecled. It is abundant in the areabetween Coolgardie and Southern Cross, particularly along the sides of themain road. in the shallow sutters.
35. Gonocarpus paniculatus (R.Br. ex Benth.) Orchard Figure 11Previous records ofthis species seem to indicate that it was fairiy rare. Only
a handful of collections were known, and very few of tltese were iicent. How_ever, it is now apparent that the species is in fact relatively common in the south_west of Western Australia, particularly iI1 the coastal region between Margaret
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River and Albany. It is found in lcwlying areas, probably swampy in winter,usually on grey or blackish organic sands. In this type of habitat, G. panicu-/clas is usually abundant, but because of its delicate habit and dark colorationis easily overlooked. The collections cited below considerably increase theknown range of the species.
Newbey 2394, I6.i.1966, 5 miles [8 km] NW. Cape Riche, PERTH (fl., lt.); Orchard 4340,8.xii.1974, Long Swamp ca 10 km directly NE. ofAugusta, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl.); O/crar./4345. 8.xii.1974, Scott River Road, ca 9 km SE. of Alexandra Bridge, AK, CANB, PERTH(fl.): Orchard 4346,9.xii.1974, ca 25 km E. of Augusta on Canebrake Road 1 km N. of ScottRiver, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl.); Orchad 4349, 9.xii.1974, 30 km E. of Alexandra Btidge atcorner of Canebrake Road and Stewart Road, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl.r: Orchard 4313,1l.xii.l974, ca 3 km north of Mt. Frankland turnoff on Waipole-Mt. Frankland road, AK,CANB, PERTH (fl.): Orchard 4384, 11.xii.1974, 6 km south of Tonebridge, AK, CANB,PERTH (fl.); Orchard 4386, 11.xii.1974, 2 km north ofLake Unicup, AK, CANB, PERTH(fr.): Orchard 4394, l2.xii.1974, 9 km south of Mt. Barker on Albany Highway, AK, CANB,PERTH (fr.): Orchaftl 4397, l l .xi i. l974, Palmdale Road ca 8 km west of Manypeak, AK,CANB. PERTH (fl.); Orchad 4398, 13.xii.1974, Lake Corinup north of Manypeak, AK(fl., tr.): Orcha 4399, l3.xii.l974, Lake Warbufton Road ca 12 km north of Manypeak,AK, CANB, PERTH (fl., fr.\: Orchard tA22, l5.x;i.1971, Fitzgetald River National Parkca 12 km north of Qualup HDmestead, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl.).
These collections also show that G. pa iculotus is mcre variable thanpreviously thought. The leav;s range from t?rete to distinctty flattened andlinear and the fruits vary in shap: from ovoid to turbinate (occasionally de-pressed globose) and from densely pilose on the ribs to completely glabrous.All, however, comply with the key characters described earlier (Orchard, l975).G. paniculatus is closely allied to G. pusillus, with which it is sometirnes foundin the field. See under the latter species for distinguishing characteristics.
36. Gonocarpus hexandrus (F. Muelt.) Orchard
This anomalous and variable species had not been collected for over 50years when my previous treatment went to press. Further collections havenow been made, and it seems that the plant is not as rare as previously thought,at least so far as the subspecies seftqtus and integrifolius are concerned. Bothare weak, multistemmed shrubs to 1 m tall, found invariably on the banks ofstreams, usually in reddish sandy clay. All were sterile or only in very youngbud in December. Leaf shape and size was very variable, casting doubt onthe validity ofkeeping these two subspecies distinct. The plants grouped undersubspecies integrifolius have leaves varying from broadly lanceolate (3 0 x1.0 cm) to l inear (2'0 x 0 3 cm) and + entire to 4-5-serrate, the teeth beingfine, almost hairJike, and up to ca 0 5 mm long. The four plants included insubspecies serrqta have generally broader leaves, ovate, the lower ones 2.5-5.0 cm long, l 0-1 2 cm wide, coarsely 6 8-serrate with distinctly deltoidteeth 2-3 mm long. White the plants of subsp. integrifolius were alwaysglabrous (except for a few soft hairs on the new growth), the plants of onepopulation of subsp. sez4lrl were either glabrous (Orchard 4352) or scabrous(Orchard 4351). In this case the glabrous plants were in young bud, while thescabrous plants were all sterile (early December).
Haloragis lanceolatL R.Br. ex Benth., tentatively placed in the synonymyof G, hexandrus s,tbsp. hexandrus in my previous paper, may be better includedin G. pusillus, as the description quite closely matches the new collections of thelatter.
The new collections of G. hexsndrus are as follows.
G. hexandrus subsp. serratus (Schindler) OrchardOrchard 4350, 9.xii.1974, Barlee Brook at Barle€ Road crossing, 25 km S. of Nannup, AK,CANB, PERTH Ifl.):Orchard 4351,4352,9.xii.1974, Barlee Brook at Dickson (Tower) Roadcrossing, AK, CANB, PER'|H ff'.): Orchard 4360, 10.xii.1974, 15 km south-west of Pembertonon Yeagarup Road, AK, CANB, PERTH (fl.).
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