Английская Википедия:Cryptandra congesta
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Cryptandra congesta is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, spreading shrub with narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly oblong leaves and clusters of white, tube-shaped flowers.
Description
Cryptandra congesta is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt, its young stems covered with simple hairs. The leaves are narrowly egg-shaped to narrowly elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, on a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long. The upper surface of the leaves is glabrous and there are minute teeth on the edges, especially near the tips. The flowers are borne in groups of 5 to 12 on the ends of short side-shoots in head-like groups Шаблон:Cvt wide. The floral tube is Шаблон:Cvt long and joined at the base for Шаблон:Cvt. The sepals are Шаблон:Cvt long and densely hairy near the tip, but otherwise glabrous. Flowering occurs from April to October.[1]
Taxonomy and naming
Cryptandra congesta was first formally described in 1995 by Barbara Lynette Rye and the description was published in the journal Nuytsia.[1][2] The specific epithet (congesta ) means "crowded", referring to the flowers.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This cryptandra grows on granite, but is only known from a small area north of Denmark in the Jarrah Forest bioregion of south-western Western Australia.[4]
Conservation status
This cryptandra is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[4] meaning that it is rare or near threatened.[5]
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