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''Macropidia fuliginosa'', the sole species of genus ''Macropidia'', is a perennial rhizomatous flowering plant. Commonly known as the black kangaroo paw, it is endemic to Southwest Australia, specifically from Perth to Geraldton in the north of the region.〔(Kangaroo Paws ) Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-09-29.〕〔(Macropidia fuliginosa (Hook.) Druce ) Retrieved 2007-09-30.〕 ==Description and reproduction== A small perennial herb with erect green-yellow leaves, occurring with a height between 0.2 to 1.8 metres in height. The leaves are strap-like, between 200 and 500 mm long, and tightly clustered around ground level. They emerge from a stem beneath the ground, a rhizome, that allows the plants to regenerate after fire. Flowers occur in spring and summer on branched stem to a metre or more. Black hairs occur along the flowers and stems.〔(Macropidia fuliginosa ) Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP), 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2007-09-29.〕 It is known to be pollinated by the following birds:〔(Black kangaroo paw ) Department of Agriculture, Western Australia. Retrieved 2007-09-29.〕 * Spiny-cheeked honeyeater * Singing honeyeater * Brown honeyeater * Tawny-crowned honeyeater * White-cheeked honeyeater * Red wattlebird It can be germinated from seed for cultivation, but commercial production use tissue cultures as a means of propagation. This species is not as widely seen as the kangaroos paws of ''Anigozanthus '', whose species are hardier and more successfully cultivated.〔(Fact Sheet: Kangaroo Paws ) ABC Gardening Australia. Retrieved 2007-09-29.〕 It is classified as 'not threatened', within the Western Australian Flora Conservation Taxa.〔〔(Western Australian Flora Conservation Taxa ) Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, 2006-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-30.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Macropidia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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