Rhytidosporum inconspicuum

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Rhytidosporum inconspicuum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Rhytidosporum
Species:
R. inconspicuum
Binomial name
Rhytidosporum inconspicuum

Rhytidosporum inconspicuum (common name alpine appleberry) is an inconspicuous, rhizomatous specios of shrub in the pittosporum family, Pittosporaceae. The species is found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. [3]

The species was first formally described in 1999 by Lindy Cayzer, Michael Crisp and Ian Telford, when they published a revision of the genus, Rhytidosporum . [1] [2] The species epithet, inconspicuum, was given because the plant is inconspicuous when not in flower or fruit. [3] [4]

Conservation status

It has been declared an "endangered species" under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 but has not been listed under the Commonwealth EPBC Act. [4]

However, in New South Wales, it is said to be "common" in the one locality where it occurs. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rhytidosporum inconspicuum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 Cayzer, L.W., Crisp, M.D. & Telford, I.R.H. (1999). "Revision of Rhytidosporum (Pittosporaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 12 (5): 700. doi:10.1071/SB97050.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 Cayzer, L. (2020). "Rhytidosporum inconspicuum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Species management profile: Rhytidosporum inconspicuumalpine appleberry". www.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rhytidosporum inconspicuum". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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