Homoranthus montanus

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 small tubular, cream-coloured flowers arranged in leaf axils near the ends of the branchlets. As the flowers age, they turn red.[2][3]

Homoranthus montanus
Homoranthus montanus in the ANBG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homoranthus
Species:
H. montanus
Binomial name
Homoranthus montanus
Craven & S.R.Jones[1]
Occurrence data from AVH

Description

An erect shrub >1.2 m (4 ft) tall. Leaves 0.8 mm (0.03 in) thick. Flowers and fruits sporadically throughout the year, mostly October to November.[4]

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.[5] The specific epithet (montanus) is a Latin word meaning "of mountains".[6]

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to Ballandean and Mount Jibbinbar Queensland. Grows on shallow sandy soils in woodland and heath on and around granite outcrops.[4]

Conservation

Homoranthus montanus is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government EPBC Act.[2] A very rare species known from two small populations. IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable.[4]

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References
  1. "Homoranthus montanus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. "Approved conservation advice for Homoranthus montanus" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Homoranthus montanus". APNI. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 536.
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