Biology:Pomaderris forrestiana
| Pomaderris forrestiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Pomaderris |
| Species: | P. forrestiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Pomaderris forrestiana F.Muell.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pomaderris mayeri C.A.Gardner | |
Pomaderris forrestiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to south-western Australia. It is a low shrub with elliptic leaves, and small clusters of woolly-hairy flowers.
Description
Pomaderris forrestiana is a shrub that typically grows to a height of about 30–75 cm (12–30 in). The leaves are elliptic, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long and 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) wide, on a petiole 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long. The upper surface is velvety-hairy and the lower surface is covered with grey, woolly, star-shaped hairs. The flowers are arranged in small groups in leaf axils and on the ends of branchlets, each flower on a hairy pedicel about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The sepals are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long with grey, woolly, star-shaped hairs on the back and the petals are spatula-shaped and slightly shorter than the sepals. Flowering has been observed in July and September.[2]
Taxonomy
Pomaderris forrestiana was first formally described in 1875 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by John Forrest.[3][4] The specific epithet (forrestiana) honours the collector of the type specimens.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Pomaderris forrestiana grows in rocky and sandy soils on stony hills and coastal limestone south from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and along the coast of south-western Australia to as far east as near the border between Western Australia and South Australia.[2][6]
Conservation status
This pomaderris is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pomaderris forrestiana". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/94092. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pomaderris forrestiana". State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&name=Pomaderris_forrestiana.
- ↑ "Pomaderris forrestiana". Australian Plant Name Index. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/517382. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 9. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 139. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/7226#page/140/mode/1up. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 201. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Pomaderris forrestiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4815.
Wikidata ☰ Q17250467 entry
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