Homoranthus zeteticorum

Homoranthus zeteticorum is a flowering plant in the 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]

Homoranthus zeteticorum
Homoranthus zeteticorum in the ANBG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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
Foliage
Flower buds

Description

Homoranthus zeteticorum 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 zetetikos, meaning "disposed to research", latinised and given the genitive plural form, meaning "in honour of persons who, for their enjoyment, explore natural vegetation".[7][8]

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to Carnarvon National Park in central Queensland. It 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. doi:10.1071/SB11015.
  3. "About Salvator Rosa". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  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 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. Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 343. ISBN 9780958034180.
  8. Brophy, Joseph J.; Craven, Lyndley A.; Doran, John C. (2013). Melaleucas : their botany, essential oils and uses. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. p. 393. ISBN 9781922137517.
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