Homoranthus virgatus

Homoranthus virgatus is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of northern New South Wales. It is an upright shrub with wand-like branches.[2]

Homoranthus virgatus
Homoranthus virgatus in Broadwater National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homoranthus
Species:
H. virgatus
Binomial name
Homoranthus virgatus
Occurrence data from AVH
Flower


Description

Homoranthus virgatus is distinguished by its erect habit, small creamy-white flowers with acuminate sepals, and coastal habitat. This species has attractive aromatic foliage. Flowering occurs from August-September and fruits September-December.[3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus virgatus was first formally described in 1843 by Johannes Conrad Schauer from an unpublished description by Allan Cunningham and the description was published in Monographia Myrtacearum Xerocarpicarum.[5][6] The specific epithet (virgatus) is a Latin word meaning "of twigs" or "rodlike".[7]

Distribution and habitat

Extends from Byfield, Queensland, south to Laurieton, New South Wales, within 20 km of the coastline. Also on several islands close to the mainland of eastern Australia, e.g. Fraser, Bribie, Morton and Stradbroke Islands.[8]

Conservation status

Widespread, often locally common and well reserved.[3]

References
  1. "Homoranthus virgatus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Harden, Gwen J. "Homoranthus virgatus". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 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. Peate, Natalie; MacDonald, Gwenda; Talbot, Alice (2011). Grow What Where. Burnley, Victoria: Bloomings Books Pty Ltd. p. 236. ISBN 9781876473556.
  5. "Homoranthus virgatus". APNI. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. Schauer, Johannes C. (1843). Monographia Myrtacearum Xerocarpicarum. pp. 193–194. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 174.
  8. 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.
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