| Cryptandra filiformis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptandra |
| Species: | C. filiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptandra filiformis | |
Cryptandra filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to north Queensland. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic to narrowly lance-shaped leaves and white to creamy-white, tube-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra filiformis is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 50–70 cm (20–28 in), its branchlets covered with star-shaped hairs. Its leaves are narrowly elliptic to narrowly lance-shaped but not clustered, 7.5–30 mm (0.30–1.18 in) long and 0.9–3.5 mm (0.035–0.138 in) wide on a petiole 0.5–0.8 mm (0.020–0.031 in) long, with thread-like stipules 2.8–4.4 mm (0.11–0.17 in) long at the base. Both surfaces of the leaves are covered with star-shaped hairs and the edges of the leaves are turned down or rolled under. The flowers are borne in groups of two to eleven and lack bracts. The sepals are white to creamy-white, forming a cylindrical to urn-shaped tube 1.0–1.3 mm (0.039–0.051 in) long with lobes 1.1–1.3 mm (0.043–0.051 in) long and covered with star-shaped hairs. The petals protrude 0.4–0.5 mm (0.016–0.020 in) beyond the sepal tube, and form a hood over the stamens. Flowering has been observed in April, and the fruit is a schizocarp 3.0–3.8 mm (0.12–0.15 in) long. [2]
Cryptandra filiformis was first formally described in 2004 by Anthony Bean in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected near the road between Mount Carbine and Maytown in 2002. [2] [3] The specific epithet (filiformis) means "thread-like", referring to the stipules. [2]
This cryptandra grows on ridges and plateaux in two disjunct areas about 250 km (160 mi) apart in the Cook district of north Queensland. [2]
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Pomaderris ligustrina, commonly known as privet pomaderris, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a shrub with hairy stems, lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic leaves, and loose clusters of cream-coloured or yellow flowers.
Pomaderris tropica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Walshs Pyramid in north Queesland. It is a shrub with softly-hairy branchlets, egg-shaped to elliptic leaves and clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
Leucopogon cuspidatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the central Queensland coast. It is a shrub with densely hairy young branchlets, egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white, bell-shaped flowers that are bearded inside.
Spyridium scortechinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with egg-shaped to narrowly elliptic leaves, and dense heads of white, woolly-hairy flowers with brown bracts at the base.
Spyridium nitidum, commonly known as shining spyridium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with narrowly elliptic or narrowly egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and heads of hairy, woolly white flowers.
Cryptandra apetala is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with tufted, linear to lance-shaped leaves, and urn-shaped white to creamy-white and pink flowers arranged on short side shoots.
Cryptandra armata is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with spiny branchlets, spatula-shaped to lance-shaped or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and creamy-white tube-shaped to bell-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra beverleyensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly oblong leaves and clusters of white, tube-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra campanulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg-shaped or linear leaves and clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra ciliata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Queensland. It is a shrub with clustered linear leaves and densely-hairy, white, tube-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra congesta is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, spreading shrub with narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly oblong leaves and clusters of white, tube-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra craigiae is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of southern Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear leaves and dense clusters of white or cream-coloured, tube-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra debilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to north Queensland. It is a small shrub with clustered, linear leaves and densely-hairy, white, tube-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra dielsii is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with linear to narrowly oblong leaves and dense clusters of white, hairy, tube-shaped flowers.
Cryptandra distigma is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to inland Western Australia. It is a shrub with oblong or narrowly egg-shaped leaves and clusters of white to cream-coloured, tube-shaped flowers.
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