Английская Википедия:Calothamnus montanus

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Calothamnus montanus is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with short, needle-shaped leaves and red flowers with four stamen bundles. (In 2014 Craven, Edwards and Cowley proposed that the species be renamed Melaleuca georgi.)[1]

Description

Calothamnus montanus is a shrub growing to a height of about Шаблон:Convert with stems that are hairy at first but become glabrous and thick over time. Its leaves are needle-like, mostly Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and circular in cross section.[2]

The flowers have 4 sepals and 4 petals. The stamens are partly red, partly green and are arranged in 4 claw-like bundles, each about Шаблон:Convert long. The petals are Шаблон:Convert long. Flowering occurs from October to January and is followed by fruits which are woody, flattened spherical capsules, Шаблон:Convert long and partly buried in the stem.[2]

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Calothamnus montanus habit
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Calothamnus montanus fruits sunken in stem
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Calothamnus montanus young foliage

Taxonomy and naming

Calothamnus montanus was first formally described in 2010 by Alex George from a specimen found in the Stirling Range National Park.[2][3] The specific epithet (montanus) is "from the Latin montanus (montane), in reference to the occurrence".[2]

Distribution and habitat

Calothamnus montanus occurs in the Stirling Range National Park in the Esperance Plains biogeographic region where it grows in soil derived from metamorphic rocks.[2][4]

Conservation

Calothamnus montanus is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[4]

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