Английская Википедия:Dracophyllum fitzgeraldii
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Dracophyllum fitzgeraldii, commonly known as the Fitzgeraldii tree or Fitzgerald tree, is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island, though its closest relatives are species native to northern Queensland and to New Caledonia.[1]
Description
It is a much-branched, spreading tree growing to Шаблон:Convert in height. Its long, narrow leaves, clumped and closely overlapping at the branch ends, are Шаблон:Convert long, and Шаблон:Convert wide at the base. The densely paniculate, Шаблон:Convert long, inflorescences bear masses of small white flowers. The spheroidal, brown capsule is Шаблон:Convert long. The main flowering season is in January.[1]
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D. fitzgeraldii, against the east face of Mount Lidgbird
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D. fitzgeraldii (in foreground) on the Gower Plateau, 1965
Distribution and habitat
The tree is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it is found in mountain forests from the Goat House and Erskine Valley to the tops of Mounts Erskine and Gower.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet fitzgeraldii honours Robert Fitzgerald, an Irish–Australian surveyor and botanist who collected plants on Lord Howe Island in 1869.[1]
References
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- Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
- Taxa named by Charles Moore
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