Micrantheum ericoides

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Micrantheum ericoides
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In Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Genus: Micrantheum
Species:
M. ericoides
Binomial name
Micrantheum ericoides
Synonyms [1]
  • Caletia ericodes Kuntze orth. var.
  • Caletia ericoides(Desf.) Kuntze
  • Micrantheum ericoidesDesf. var. ericoides
  • Micrantheum ericoide var. genuinum Grüning nom. inval.
  • Micrantheum ericoides var. intermediumGrüning
  • Micrantheum ericoides var. juniperinumGrüning
  • Phyllanthus lhotzkyanus Hochst. ex Steud.

Micrantheum ericoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Picrodendraceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a small, heath-like, monoecious shrub with linear to narrowly elliptic leaves, and small white or pinkish flowers arranged singly or in pairs.

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Description

Micrantheum ericoides is a heath-like shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 70 cm (28 in), its new growth sometimes softly-hairy. The leaves are arranged in whorls of three, linear to narrowly elliptic, 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) long and 1.0–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide. The upper surface of the leaves is smooth, the lower surface covered with soft, white hairs. Male flowers are borne on a peduncle 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long, the tepals about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, and there are 3 stamens. Female flowers are on a peduncle that increases to 5 mm (0.20 in) long at the fruiting stage. Flowering occurs from August to November, and the fruit is a smooth capsule 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long and about 4 mm (0.16 in) wide. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy

Micrantheum ericoides was first formally described in 1818 by René Louiche Desfontaines in Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle . [5] [6] The specific epithet (ericoides) means " Erica -like". [3]

Distribution and habitat

This species grows in heath and forest in sandy soil in south-eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 James, Teresa A.; Harden, Gwen J. "Micrantheum ericoides". Royal Botanic Grden Sydney. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Robinson, Les (1991). Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney. Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Kangaroo Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN   0864171927.
  4. 1 2 Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip (2010). Native Plants of the Sydney Region. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Jacana Books. p. 118. ISBN   9781741755718.
  5. Desfontaines, René Louiche (1818). "Description de quatre nouveaux genres de plantes". Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 4: 253. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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