Homoranthus montanus

Homoranthus montanus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It has narrow leaves and up to one to six small tubular, cream-coloured flowers arranged in leaf axils near the ends of the branchlets. As the flowers age, they turn red.[2][3]

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

Description

An erect shrub growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall. The leaves are 0.8 mm (0.03 in) thick. Flowers and fruits sporadically throughout the year, mostly October to November.[4]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus montanus was first formally described in 1991 by Lyndley Craven and S.R Jones and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[5] The specific epithet (montanus) is a Latin word meaning "of mountains".[6]

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to Ballandean and Mount Jibbinbar Queensland. Grows on shallow sandy soils in woodland and heath on and around granite outcrops.[4]

Conservation

Homoranthus montanus is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government EPBC Act.[2] A very rare species known from two small populations. IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable.[4]

References
  1. "Homoranthus montanus". Australian Plant Census.
  2. "Approved conservation advice for Homoranthus montanus" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  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.
  4. 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 montanus". APNI. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 536.
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