Prostanthera walteri

Prostanthera walteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Prostanthera
Species: P. walteri
Binomial name
Prostanthera walteri

Prostanthera walteri, commonly known as monkey mint-bush or blotchy mint-bush, is a shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia[2][3] It has a spreading habit, growing to between 1 and 2 metres high. The leaves are 10 to 30 mm long and 5 to 15 mm wide.[3] Flowers appear in the leaf axils from December to February (summer) in the species native range. They are about 15 to 26 mm long and blue-green or yellow-green with purple veining.[3]

The species was formally described in 1870 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in the seventh volume of Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, based on plant material collected by Carl Walter at Mount Ellery in East Gippsland.[1][4] It occurs on granitic soils in forests in south-eastern New South Wales and East Gippsland in Victoria.[2][3]

The name has sometimes been misapplied to Prostanthera monticola.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Prostanthera walteri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Prostanthera walteri". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Walter, Carl (1831 - 1907)". Biographical Notes. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 29 December 2013.


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