Английская Википедия:Homoranthus montanus

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Homoranthus montanus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It has narrow leaves and up to one to six small tubular, cream-coloured flowers arranged in leaf axils near the ends of the branchlets. As the flowers age, they turn red.[1][2]

Description

An erect shrub growing to Шаблон:Convert tall. The leaves are Шаблон:Convert thick. Flowers and fruits sporadically throughout the year, mostly October to November.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus montanus 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 (montanus) is a Latin word meaning "of mountains".[4]

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to Ballandean and Mount Jibbinbar Queensland. Grows on shallow sandy soils in woodland and heath on and around granite outcrops.[2]

Conservation

Homoranthus montanus is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government EPBC Act.[1] A very rare species known from two small populations. IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable.[2]

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