Homoranthus decasetus

Homoranthus decasetus
Homoranthus decasetus in the ANBG
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Homoranthus
Species: H. decasetus
Binomial name
Homoranthus decasetus
Occurrence data from AVH

Homoranthus decasetus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in central Queensland. It is an upright shrub with linear leaves arranged in alternating opposite pairs so they form four rows along the branchlets. The flowers are arranged singly in upper leaf axils and turn purple as they age.[2][3]

Descripion

Flowers and fruits sporadically throughout the year.[3]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus decasetus was first formally described in 1981 by Norman Byrnes from a specimen collected in Isla Gorge in 1977 and the description was published in Austrobaileya.[4] The specific epithet (decasetus) is derived from the Ancient Greek words deka meaning "ten"[5]:786 and seta meaning "bristle".[5]:392

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to area between Rolleston,Theodore and Taroom in central Queensland. Grows usually in rocky woodland on shallow sandy soils.[3]

Conservation status

An uncommon species but well reserved in several national parks. ROTAP conservation code of 3RCa using Briggs and Leigh (1996)[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Homoranthus decasetus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ↑ Byrnes, Norman (1981). "Notes on the genus Homoranthus (Myrtaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 1 (4): 374–375.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Copeland, Lachlan M.; Craven, Lyn A.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2011). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae:Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 24 (6): 371.
  4. ↑ "Homoranthus decasetus". APNI. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
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