Homoranthus prolixus

Homoranthus prolixus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to northern New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and groups of up to six yellow to red flowers in the upper leaf axils.[2][3][4]

Habit in the ANBG

Granite homoranthus
Homoranthus prolixus in the ANBG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homoranthus
Species:
H. prolixus
Binomial name
Homoranthus prolixus
Craven & S.R.Jones[1]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Homoranthus bornhardtiensis J.T.Hunter

Description

Mostly ascending growth habit. Flowers September to December and fruits September to January.[5]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus prolixus was first formally described in 1991 by Lyndley Craven and S.R.Jones and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[6][7] The specific epithet (prolixus) is a Latin word meaning "stretched out" or "long".[8]

Distribution and habit

Grows from Inverell to Bendemeer in northern New South Wales in woodland and heath on shallow sandy soils on and around granite or acid volcanic outcrops.[5]

Conservation status

Considered vulnerable by Briggs and Leigh (1996) but now know to be well reserved and often locally abundant. ROTAP conservation code of 3RCa more appropriate.[5]

References
  1. "Homoranthus prolixus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Harden, Gwen J. "Homoranthus prolixus". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "Approved conservation advice for Homoranthus prolixus" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. "Granite homoranthus - profile". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. Copeland, Lachlan M.; Craven, Lyn A.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2011). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 24 (6): 351. doi:10.1071/SB11015.
  6. "Homoranthus prolixus". APNI. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. Craven, Lyndley A.; Jones, S R. (1991). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus and two new species of Darwinia (both Myrtaceae, Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 4 (3): 525–526. doi:10.1071/SB9910513.
  8. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 494.
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