Английская Википедия:Cryptandra micrantha

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Cryptandra micrantha is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a prostrate or upright shrub with spiny branchlets, narrowly oblong to elliptic leaves and dense clusters of white or cream-coloured, tube-shaped flowers.

Description

Cryptandra micrantha is a rounded, prostrate or erect, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt and has spiny branchlets. The leaves are narrowly oblong to elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, on a glabrous petiole Шаблон:Cvt long with stipules Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The edges of the leaves are turned down or rolled under, sometimes concealing the lower surface. The flowers are borne in dense, white or cream-coloured clusters Шаблон:Cvt wide, surrounded by 4 to 6 egg-shaped bracts. The floral tube is Шаблон:Cvt long and glabrous, the sepals Шаблон:Cvt long and glabrous, and the petals are Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from April to August.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Cryptandra micrantha was first formally described in 2007 by Barbara Lynette Rye in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected near Mount Gibson in 1994.[1][3] The specific epithet (micrantha ) means "small flower".[1]

Distribution

This cryptandra grows in stony places, often on hills and occurs between Canna, Wongan Hills, Boorabbin and Mount Magnet in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison and Yalgoo bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[1][2]

Conservation status

Cryptandra micrantha is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]

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