Persoonia lanceolata
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Persoonia latifolia Andrews | |
Persoonia lanceolata, commonly known as lance-leaf geebung,[1] is a shrub native to New South Wales in eastern Australia. It was officially described in 1799 by Henry Charles Andrews, from a plant grown from seeds in England.[2] Andrews also named P. latifolia which turned out to be this species. Within the genus Persoonia, it is classified in the lanceolata group, a group of 54 closely related species with similar flowers but very different foliage. These species will often interbreed with each other where two members of the group occur,[3] and hybrids with P. katerae, P. levis, P. linearis, P. stradbrokensis and P. virgata have been recorded.[4]
Persoonia lanceolata is a shrub which ranges from 0.5 to 3 m (2-10 ft) high. The grey bark is smooth, and the new growth is hairy. The thick leathery leaves are oblanceolate or obovate in shape, and measure 3 to 10 cm (1.2-4 in) in length, and around 4 cm (1.6 in) wide.[4] They are a bright green in colour, and may have a yellowish tint.[5] The yellow flowers appear mainly from January to April, [4] but may be encountered at any time of year.[1]
Persoonia lanceolata ranges along coastal and near-coastal New South Wales east of the Great Dividing Range from Trial Bay to Sassafras. It is found in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland on sandstone-based soils.[4] Plants in more sheltered areas are often taller than those in more exposed areas.[5]
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) eats the fruit of P. lanceolata once it has fallen to the ground, and seed is dispersed in wallaby scat.[6]
References
- ^ a b Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip (2000). Native Plants of the Sydney District:An Identification Guide (2nd ed.). Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-7318-1031-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Persoonia lanceolata Andrews". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Weston, Peter H. (2003). "Proteaceae subfamily Persoonioideae". Australian Plants. 22 (175): 62–78.
- ^ a b c d Weston, Peter H. (1995). "Persoonioideae". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.) (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 47–125. ISBN 0-643-05693-9.
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- ^ Auld, Tony D.; Denham, Andrew J.; Turner, Ken (2007). "Dispersal and recruitment dynamics in the fleshy-fruited Persoonia lanceolata (Proteaceae)". Journal of Vegetation Science. 18 (6): 903–10. doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2007.tb02606.x.
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