Micromyrtus gracilis

Last updated

Micromyrtus gracilis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Micromyrtus
Species:
M. gracilis
Binomial name
Micromyrtus gracilis

Micromyrtus gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to central Queensland. It is a slender shrub with overlapping, egg-shaped leaves and white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils with 5 stamens in each flower.

Contents

Description

Micromyrtus gracilis is a slender shrub that typically grows up to 3 m (9.8 ft) high and 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) wide and has drooping branchlets. Its leaves overlap each other and are egg-shaped, sometimes with the narrower end towards the base, 1.1–1.7 mm (0.043–0.067 in) long, 0.6–1 mm (0.024–0.039 in) wide and sessile or on a petiole up to 0.6 mm (0.024 in) long. The leaves are glabrous and have many oil glands. The flowers are 2.2–2.9 mm (0.087–0.114 in) wide and arranged singly in leaf axils on a peduncle 0.5–1.1 mm (0.020–0.043 in) long, with 2 bracteoles about 0.6 mm (0.024 in) long but that fall off as the flowers develop. There are no sepals, but 5 elliptical or more or less round white petals 1.1–1.3 mm (0.043–0.051 in) long and 1.0–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide. There are 5 stamens, the filaments 0.4–0.5 mm (0.016–0.020 in) long. Flowering occurs at any time of year, probably in response to rainfall. [2]

Taxonomy

Micromyrtus gracilis was first formally described in 1997 by Anthony Bean in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected near Westmar by Leslie Pedley in 1994. [3] The specific epithet (gracilis) means "slender", referring to the habit of this species. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species of micromyrtus grows in flat sites in shrubland, between Charters Towers and Westmar in central Queensland. [2]

Conservation status

Micromytus gracilis is listed as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 . [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Micromyrtus ciliata</i> Species of plant

Micromyrtus ciliata is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a spreading to erect shrub with crowded, oblong to egg-shaped leaves and small white or pink flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils, forming clusters on the ends of branches.

<i>Sannantha similis</i> Species of shrub

Sannantha similis is a species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly lance-shaped leaves, and groups of three white flowers arranged in leaf axils.

<i>Micromyrtus clavata</i> Species of shrub

Micromyrtus clavata is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland Western Australia. It is an erect, compact or sprawling shrub with erect, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and small white flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils.

<i>Micromyrtus erichsenii</i> Species of shrub

Micromyrtus erichsenii is a species of the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with small, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white or crem-coloured flowers 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) in diameter and 5 to 10 stamens.

Micromyrtus fimbrisepala is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a shrub with overlapping, broadly elliptic to more or less round leaves and small pink flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils.

<i>Micromyrtus flaviflora</i> Species of shrub

Micromyrtus flaviflora is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Australia. It is an erect shrub with overlapping, keeled, oblong leaves, and yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils, but often appearing clustered.

Triplarina bancroftii is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of Queensland. It is a shrub with egg-shaped or elliptic leaves, flowers with five sepals and five relatively small white petals and sixteen to eighteen stamens.

Triplarina calophylla is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of north Queensland. It is a shrub with egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, flowers with five sepals, five white petals and fourteen or fifteen stamens.

Triplarina nitchaga is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of north Queensland. It is a shrub with lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, flowers with five sepals, five white petals and seventeen or eighteen stamens.

Triplarina paludosa is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Blackdown Tableland in Queensland. It is a shrub with lance-shaped to linear leaves, flowers with five sepals, five white petals and fifteen to eighteen stamens.

<i>Thryptomene parviflora</i> Species of flowering plant

Thryptomene parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a slender, erect shrub with decussate, linear to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and flowers with five petals and five stamens arranged singly in leaf axils.

Thryptomene remota is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the northern part of the Northern Territory. It is an erect shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white or cream-coloured flowers with ten stamens.

<i>Baeckea omissa</i> Species of flowering plant

Baeckea omissa is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and white flowers mostly with ten to fifteen stamens.

<i>Sannantha angusta</i> Australian species of plant

Sannantha angusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has scaly to fibrous bark, narrowly lance-shaped to linear leaves and white flowers, and usually grows in forest on rocky hillsides. It was previously known as Babingtonia angusta, and has been cultivated as Baeckea sp. 'Clarence River'.

Micromyrtus albicans is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of south-eastern Queensland. It is a slender shrub with overlapping, egg-shaped leaves and small white flowers.

<i>Pseudanthus ligulatus</i> Species of shrub

Pseudanthus ligulatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Picrodendraceae and is endemic to northern Queensland. It is a monoecious shrub with simple, lance-shaped or linear to narrowly oblong leaves and creamy white male and pale green female flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils, but appearing clustered on the ends of branches.

Micromyrtus capricornia is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of central eastern Queensland. It is a shrub with slightly drooping branchlets, overlapping, narrowly egg-shaped leaves and small white flowers.

Micromyrtus carinata is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of south-eastern Queensland. It is a slender shrub with drooping branchlets, overlapping, egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves and small white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils.

<i>Micromyrtus delicata</i> Species of shrub

Micromyrtus delicata is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of northern coastal Queensland. It is a shrub with overlapping, linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and small white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils.

Micromyrtus forsteri is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of north Queensland. It is a shrub with overlapping, linear to egg-shaped leaves and small white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils with 10 stamens in each flower.

References

  1. ↑ "Micromyrtus gracilis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Bean, Anthony R. (1997). "A revision of Micromyrtus Benth. (Myrtaceae) in Queensland". Austrobaileya. 4 (4): 466–467. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Micromyrtus gracilis". APNI. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Species profile - Micromyrtus gracilis". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.