Homoranthus prolixus

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Granite homoranthus
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Homoranthus prolixus in the ANBG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homoranthus
Species:
H. prolixus
Binomial name
Homoranthus prolixus
Craven & S.R.Jones [1]
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [1]

Homoranthus bornhardtiensisJ.T.Hunter

Homoranthus prolixus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to northern New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and groups of up to six yellow to red flowers in the upper leaf axils. [2] [3] [4]

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Habit in the ANBG

Description

Mostly ascending growth habit. Flowers September to December and fruits September to January. [5]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus prolixus was first formally described in 1991 by Lyndley Craven and S.R.Jones and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany . [6] [7] The specific epithet (prolixus) is a Latin word meaning "stretched out" or "long". [8]

Distribution and habit

Grows from Inverell to Bendemeer in northern New South Wales in woodland and heath on shallow sandy soils on and around granite or acid volcanic outcrops. [5]

Conservation status

Considered vulnerable by Briggs and Leigh (1996) but now know to be well reserved and often locally abundant. ROTAP conservation code of 3RCa more appropriate. [5]

Related Research Articles

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<i>Homoranthus homoranthoides</i> Species of plant

Homoranthus homoranthoides is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to South Australia.

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

Homoranthus biflorus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in northern New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with cylinder-shaped leaves and small groups of usually yellow flowers.

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

Homoranthus floydii is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales.

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

Homoranthus bebo is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in northern New South Wales. It is a low-lying shrub with leaves that are usually flat and with groups of up to ten yellow flowers. It is only known from the Dthinna Dthinnawan Nature Reserve near Yetman.

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

Homoranthus binghiensis is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in northern New South Wales. It is an upright shrub with pointed leaves and usually paired yellowish to red flowers.

Homoranthus bruhlii is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. It is an upright shrub with glabrous, pale green, linear leaves and with groups of three or four pale yellowish green flowers in leaf axils. It is only known from a single population near Tenterfield.

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

Homoranthus cernuus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the Wollemi National Park. It is a slender shrub with smooth, linear shaped leaves and pairs of pendulous cream-coloured flowers with a pinkish base.

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

Homoranthus clarksonii is a plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in Queensland. It is an upright shrub with pointed, linear leaves and pairs of creamy pink to pale yellow flowers which turn pink as they age. It is only known from small populations on Mount Mulligan.

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

Homoranthus croftianus, commonly known as Bolivia homoranthus, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area near Bolivia in northern New South Wales. It is an upright shrub with pointed leaves arranged in alternating opposite pairs so they form four rows along the branchlets. Single greenish to cream-coloured flowers are borne in leaf axils.

Homoranthus cummingii is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in Queensland. It is an upright shrub with pointed, linear leaves arranged in alternating opposite pairs so they form four rows along the branchlets. The flowers hang downwards in pairs and are creamy white to pale yellow, turning red as they age. It is only known from Mount Zero north-west of Townsville.

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

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.

Homoranthus elusus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. It is an shrub with linear leaves and with groups of up to four flowers in leaf axils. It is only known from a single specimen collected near Tenterfield.

Homoranthus inopinatus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It is an upright shrub with linear leaves and with groups of three to six flowers in leaf axils near the end of branchlets. It is only known from a single small population on private property near Ballandean.

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

Homoranthus lunatus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in northern New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with curved leaves and small groups of up to six yellow flowers in leaf axils.

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

Homoranthus melanostictus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has cylinder-shaped to flattened leaves with blackish oil dots and up to six yellow flowers arranged in leaf axils near the ends of the branchlets.

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

Homoranthus montanus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It has narrow leaves and up to one to six small tubular, cream-coloured flowers arranged in leaf axils near the ends of the branchlets. As the flowers age, they turn red.

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

Homoranthus thomasii is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a small shrub with spoon-shaped, greyish green leaves and small, pendulous, pink flowers in the upper leaf axils.

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

Homoranthus vagans is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It is an shrub with pointed linear leaves and with groups of up to ten yellow flowers in leaf axils near the end of branchlets. It is only known from a single population north of Inglewood.

<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 prolixus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Harden, Gwen J. "Homoranthus prolixus". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "Approved conservation advice for Homoranthus prolixus" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. "Granite homoranthus - profile". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 25 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. "Homoranthus prolixus". APNI. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. Craven, Lyndley A.; Jones, S R. (1991). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus and two new species of Darwinia (both Myrtaceae, Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 4 (3): 525–526. doi:10.1071/SB9910513.
  8. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 494.