Английская Википедия:Homoranthus melanostictus

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Habit

Homoranthus melanostictus is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has cylinder-shaped to flattened leaves with blackish oil dots and up to six yellow flowers arranged in leaf axils near the ends of the branchlets.

Description

Homoranthus melanostictus is a prostrate, glabrous shrub to Шаблон:Convert high with branches that arch upwards at the apex. The leaves are needle-shaped to flattened, green, mostly Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide, thick, and dark distinct oil spots. The yellow flowers are in groups of one to six on branches, peduncles Шаблон:Cvt long, bracteoles Шаблон:Cvt long that fall off as the flower opens. The floral tube is narrowly conical, 5 ribbed, Шаблон:Cvt long, smooth, petals broadly egg-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and the style exceeding the petals by Шаблон:Cvt. [1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus melanostictus was first formally described in 1991 by Lyndley Craven and S.R Jones and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[3] The specific epithet (melanostictus) is derived from the Ancient Greek words melas meaning "black" or "dark"[4]Шаблон:Rp and stiktos meaning "punctured", "dappled" or "spotted".[4]Шаблон:Rp

Distribution and habitat

Widely spread in south-eastern Queensland from north west of Taroom to south of Tara. Grows on sandy soils in shrubby woodland and heath.[2]

Conservation status

A widespread and sometimes common species. Poorly reserved, ROTAP conservation code 3RC using Briggs and Leigh (1996).[2]

References

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External links

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