Homoranthus decumbens

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Homoranthus decumbens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homoranthus
Species:
H. decumbens
Binomial name
Homoranthus decumbens
Byrnes Craven & S.R.Jones [1]
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [1]
  • Darwinia decumbensByrnes

Homoranthus decumbens is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in Queensland. It is a low, spreading shrub with cylindrical leaves arranged in alternating opposite pairs. The flowers are yellowish green and arranged singly in upper leaf axils. [2] [3] [4]

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Description

Flowers September to December and fruits October to December. [5]

Taxonomy and naming

This species was first formally described in 1984 by Norman Byrnes who gave it the name of Darwinia decumbens and published the description in Austrobaileya. [6] In 1991, Lyndley Craven and S.R.Jones changed the name to Homoranthus decumbens. [7] The specific epithet (decumbens) is a Latin word meaning "lying down" or "reclining". [8]

Distribution and habitat

Found in a small area north of Chinchilla Queensland. Grows on deep sandy soils in heath and shrubby woodland on flat terrain. [5]

Conservation

Homoranthus decumbens is listed as "endangered" under the Australian Government EPBC Act of 1999. [4] A very rare species with a highly restricted distribution. A ROTAP code of 2VC is appropriate, Briggs and Leigh (1996). IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable. [5]

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<i>Homoranthus bebo</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Homoranthus croftianus</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Homoranthus montanus</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Homoranthus tropicus</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Homoranthus vagans</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Homoranthus zeteticorum</i> Species of flowering plant

Homoranthus zeteticorum is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in central Queensland. It is a tall shrub with axehead-shaped leaves and pendulous flowers with darker styles. It is only known from the Salvator Rosa section of Carnarvon National Park where it grows on Homoranthus Hill.

References

  1. 1 2 "Homoranthus decumbens". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Byrnes, Norman B. (1984). "A new species of genus Darwinia (Myrtaceae) for Queensland". Austrobaileya. 2 (1): 15–16.
  3. Bean, Tony; Mayhew, Melissa. "Homoranthus decumbens". The State of Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Approved Conservation Advice for Homoranthus decumbens (a shrub)" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Copeland, Lachlan M.; Craven, Lyn A.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2011). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 24 (6): 351. doi:10.1071/SB11015.
  6. "Darwinia decumbens". APNI. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. "Homoranthus decumbens". APNI. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  8. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 255.