Prostanthera conniana

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Prostanthera conniana
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In Bungonia National Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Prostanthera
Species:
P. conniana
Binomial name
Prostanthera conniana
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Prostanthera conniana is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect, open shrub with branchlets that are square in cross-section, narrow egg-shaped to narrow oblong leaves, and white flowers with bright yellow markings on the throat, the flowers arranged in groups of four to eight.

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Description

Prostanthera conniana is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 1.5–3.5 m (4 ft 11 in–11 ft 6 in) with four-sided branchlets. Its leaves are narrow egg-shaped to narrow oblong, 16–24 mm (0.63–0.94 in) long and 3.5–6.5 mm (0.14–0.26 in) wide on a petiole 1.5–3.5 mm (0.059–0.138 in) long, and with glands on both sides. The flowers are arranged in groups of four to eight, the sepals green, sometimes with a maroon tinge. The petals are 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in) long and white, sometimes with a pale mauve tinge and there are bright yellow marking on the throat of the petal tube. Flowering occurs from November to December. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

Prostanthera conniana was first formally described in 2015 by Trevor C. Wilson and others in the journal Telopea . [3] [4] The specific epithet (conniana) honours Barry Conn and his wife Helen. [3]

Distribution and habitat

This mint bush grows on steep rocky slopes in low, open scrub or woodland in four sites near the Shoalhaven River in Bungonia National Park. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Prostanthera conniana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 Murray, Louisa. "Prostanthera conniana". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wilson, Trevor C.; Elkan, Lesley; Henwood, Murray J.; Murray, Louisa; Renner, Matt A.M.; Wardrop, Catherine (2015). "Prostanthera conniana (Lamiaceae, Westringieae), a new species from the Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia". Telopea. 18: 519–526. doi: 10.7751/telopea10042 .
  4. "Prostanthera conniana". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 August 2020.