| Leionema ceratogynum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Leionema |
| Species: | L. ceratogynum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leionema ceratogynum | |
Leionema ceratogynum is a dense shrub, it grows on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It has oval-elliptic shaped leaves, scented foliage and lemon flowers usually in groups of three arising from the leaf axils.
Leionema ceratogynum is dense shrub to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) high, immature branchlets with conspicuous ridging and covered with soft, upright, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are oval-elliptic shaped, 12–21 mm (0.47–0.83 in) long, 1.3–2.5 mm (0.051–0.098 in) wide and pointed or rounded at the apex. The leaf surface may be smooth or have short, firm hairs, raised warty oil-glands or occasional star-shaped hairs. The leaf lower surface is white, smooth, covered with small, soft, star-shaped, erect hairs, margins rolled under on a petiole 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) long. The inflorescence consists of a tight grouping of usually three pale yellow flowers on a more or less smooth peduncle. The calyx 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long, smooth, lobes triangular shaped, petals narrowly elliptic, 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in) long, smooth and the stamens 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long. The elliptic-shaped fruit are 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in) long ending with a beak 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long at maturity. [2] [3]
Leionema ceratogynum was first formally described in 2004 by Neville Grant Walsh and the description was published in Telopea. [3] [4] The specific epithet (ceratogynum) is from the Greek, ceras meaning "horn" and gyne meaning female, alluding to the distinct beaked carpels. [3]
This species has a restricted distribution, only found in the Wadbilliga National Park on the south coast of New South Wales. Found growing on ridges at higher altitudes in mostly dry scrubland, heath and mallee. [2] [3]
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Persoonia mollis, commonly known as soft geebung, is a plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect to prostrate shrub with linear to oblong or spatula-shaped leaves, yellow flowers in groups of up to thirty on a rachis up to 150 mm (5.9 in) long and relatively small fruit.
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Leionema lachnaeoides, is a tall shrub with aromatic leaves and yellow flowers from winter to late spring. It is restricted to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.
Leionema montanum, is a small shrub with terminal clusters of white-pink flowers in upper leaf axils in spring. It is endemic to Tasmania.
Leionema scopulinum, is an upright shrub with glossy, dark green, narrow leaves and yellow flowers from autumn to spring. It is found in the Wollemi National Park in New South Wales.
Leionema sympetalum, commonly known as Rylstone bell, is a shrub with greenish-yellow tubular flowers in small terminal clusters at the end of smooth, angular branches. It has a restricted distribution, grows near Rylstone in New South Wales.
Leionema viridiflorum is a small shrub with pale yellow-greenish flowers in clusters at the end of branches from winter to early spring. It has a restricted distribution in northern New South Wales.
Leionema praetermissum, is a shrub with warty stems covered in hairs, white flowers with spreading petals, and prominent stamens. It has a restricted distribution in New South Wales.
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