Homoranthus zeteticorum

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

Homoranthus zeteticorum is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in central Queensland. It is a tall shrub with axehead-shaped leaves and pendulous flowers with darker styles. It is only known from the Salvator Rosa section of Carnarvon National Park where it grows on Homoranthus Hill.[2][3]

Description

Flowers and fruits sporadically throughout the year.[4]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus zeteticorum was first formally described in 1991 by Lyndley Craven and S.R. Jones and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[5][6] The specific epithet (zeteticorum) is from the Greek ζητητικός or zētētikós, meaning "disposed to search".[7]

Distribution and habitat

Endemic to Carnarvon National Park in central Queensland. Grows in shrubby woodland and heath on shallow, sandy soils derived from sandstone.[4]

Conservation status

Considered rare with a restricted distribution. ROTAP conservation code 2RC-, Briggs and Leigh (1996).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Homoranthus zeteticorum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ↑ Copeland, Lachlan M.; Craven, Lyn A.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2011). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae:Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 24 (6): 363–364.
  3. ↑ "About Salvator Rosa". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ "Homoranthus zeteticorum". APNI. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. ↑ 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): 513. doi:10.1071/SB9910513. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 819.
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