Английская Википедия:Homoranthus decumbens
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Homoranthus decumbens is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in Queensland. It is a low, spreading shrub with cylindrical leaves arranged in alternating opposite pairs. The flowers are yellowish green and arranged singly in upper leaf axils.[1][2][3]
Description
Flowers September to December and fruits October to December.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
This species was first formally described in 1984 by Norman Byrnes who gave it the name of Darwinia decumbens and published the description in Austrobaileya.[5] In 1991, Lyndley Craven and S.R.Jones changed the name to Homoranthus decumbens.[6] The specific epithet (decumbens) is a Latin word meaning "lying down" or "reclining".[7]
Distribution and habitat
Found in a small area north of Chinchilla Queensland. Grows on deep sandy soils in heath and shrubby woodland on flat terrain.[4]
Conservation
Homoranthus decumbens is listed as "endangered" under the Australian Government EPBC Act of 1999.[3] A very rare species with a highly restricted distribution. A ROTAP code of 2VC is appropriate, Briggs and Leigh (1996). IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable.[4]
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