Prostanthera collina is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with white or pale mauve flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Prostanthera |
| Species: | P. collina
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Description
editProstanthera collina is a stiff, upright shrub 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) high with a greyish appearance. The white or pale mauve flowers have purple markings in the throat and borne in leaf axils. The leaves are lance to oblanceolate shaped, slightly wavy, smooth margins, greyish hue and on a short petiole.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
editProstanthera collina was first formally described in 1928 by Karel Domin and the description was published in Bibliotheca Botanica.[3] The specific epithet (collina) means "living on hills".[4]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to Queensland with a restricted distribution, it grows north of Jericho and in the Warrego Range.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Prostanthera collina". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b Althofer, George W. (1978). Cradle of Incense. Stanley Smith Memorial Publication Fund. p. 182. ISBN 0909830134.
- ^ "Prostanthera collina". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780958034180.