Rinzia orientalis

Rinzia orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Rinzia
Species:	R. orientalis
Binomial name
	Rinzia orientalis; Rye
Synonyms
	Baeckea crassifolia Lindl. ; Baeckea crassifolia var. pentamera J.M.Black ;

Last updated July 09, 2023

Rinzia orientalis, commonly known as desert heath-myrtle,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with elliptic to narrowly oblong leaves and white or pale pink flowers usually with ten stamens.

Description

Rinzia orientalis is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 20–75 cm (7.9–29.5 in) and is usually single-stemmed at the base. The leaves are elliptic to narrowly oblong, 1.4–5 mm (0.055–0.197 in) long, 0.5–0.7 mm (0.020–0.028 in) long and 04–0.6 mm (0.157–0.024 in) thick on a petiole 0.2–0.3 mm (0.0079–0.0118 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils and are 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) wide, borne on a pedicel 0.8–1.5 mm (0.031–0.059 in) long with bracteoles 1.0–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long but that fall off as the flower opens. The five sepals are dark red with a white edge, 0.8–1.3 mm (0.031–0.051 in) long and the five petals are white or pale pink and 2.2–3.1 mm (0.087–0.122 in) long. There are usually ten stamens and the style is 0.8–2.2 mm (0.031–0.087 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs from August to November and the fruit is 2.0–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) in diameter containing kidney-shaped seeds.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1838 by John Lindley who gave it the name Baeckea crassifolia in Thomas Mitchell's book Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia. In 2017, Barbara Lynette Rye changed the name to Rinzia orientalis in the journal Nuytsia . (The name Rinzia crassifolia was not available, because it had already been applied by Nikolai Turczaninow to a different taxon.) The specific epithet (orientalis) means "pertaining to the east" referring to the species' distribution compared to other members of the genus.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Desert myrtle-heath grows in mallee scrub on sand dunes and sandplains from the Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island in South Australia to south-western New South Wales and to near Ballarat in Victoria.

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References

1 2 "Rinzia orientalis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
1 2 Wilson, Peter G. "Rinzia orientalis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
1 2 Rye, Barbara L. (2017). "An expanded circumscription and new infrageneric classification of Rinzia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 28: 88–92. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
↑ "Rinzia orientalis". APNI. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 267. ISBN 9780958034180.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 "Rinzia orientalis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[RBGS-2] 1 2 Wilson, Peter G. "Rinzia orientalis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[Nuytsia-3] 1 2 Rye, Barbara L. (2017). "An expanded circumscription and new infrageneric classification of Rinzia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 28: 88–92. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[APNI-4] "Rinzia orientalis". APNI. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[Sharr-5] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 267. ISBN 9780958034180.

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