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.
| 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 | |
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Pomaderris mayeri C.A.Gardner | |
Description
editPomaderris 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
editPomaderris 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
editPomaderris 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
editThis pomaderris is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pomaderris forrestiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Pomaderris forrestiana". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Pomaderris forrestiana". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 9. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 139. 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.
- ^ a b "Pomaderris forrestiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.