Homoranthus papillatus
| Mouse bush | |
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| Homoranthus papillatus in Maranoa Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Homoranthus |
| Species: | H. papillatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Homoranthus papillatus | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Homoranthus papillatus, commonly known as mouse bush, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It is a compact shrub with curved, linear leaves and pale yellow flowers arranged in upper leaf axils.[2][3][4]
Description
Easily distinguished from other Homoranthus species having dense warty protuberances on the leaves. Flowers from September to November and fruits September to December.[5]
Taxonomy and naming
Homoranthus papillatus was first formally described in 1981 by Norman Byrnes from a specimen collected in Girraween National Park in 1976 and the description was published in Austrobaileya.[6] The specific epithet (papillatus) is a Latin word meaning "budlike".[7]
Distribution
Endemic to Mount Norman Queensland. Grows in heath on skeletal sandy soils among crevices of granite outcrops.[5]
Conservation status
Rare species, highly restricted distribution and low population numbers ROTAP conservation code 2VC-t. IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable.[5]
References
- ^ "Homoranthus papillatus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Mouse bush - Homoranthus papillatus". Queensland Government Department of Enfvironment and Science. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Byrnes, Norman (1981). "Notes on the genus Homoranthus (Myrtaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 1 (4): 374–375.
- ^ Copeland, Lachlan M.; Craven, Lyn A.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2011). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae:Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 24 (6): 371.
- ^ a b c Copeland, Lachlan M.; Craven, Lyn A.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2011). "A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 24 (6): 351. doi:10.1071/SB11015.
- ^ "Homoranthus papillatus". APNI. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 587.
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