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''Pimelea ligustrina'', commonly known as tall rice-flower, is a shrub species in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.〔 Plants have an erect habit, growing to between 1 and 3 metres in height. Leaves are 15 to 90 mm long and 7 to 20 mm wide. The flowers are clustered in groups, the heads surrounded by 4 or 8 bracts.〔 These are followed by green to red-brown fruit.〔 The species was first formally described in 1805 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in ''Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen''. Three subspecies are currently recognised: *''P. ligustrina'' subsp. ''ciliata'' *''P. ligustrina'' subsp. ''hypericina'' *''P. ligustrina'' subsp. ''ligustrina'' It occurs in coastal areas and mountain ranges in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.〔 It is a food plant for caterpillars of the Yellow-spot Blue. ==References== 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「Pimelea ligustrina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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