Cryptandra tomentosa

Cryptandra tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Cryptandra
Species: C. tomentosa
Binomial name
Cryptandra tomentosa
Lindl.

Cryptandra tomentosa, commonly known as prickly cryptandra, is a shrub species in the Buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae. It grows to 60 cm high and has spiny branchlets and narrow leaves to 6 mm long and 1 mm wide. These are dark green above and paler underneath, with the edges rolled under. White (or sometimes red) tubular flowers are produced between August and October in the species native range.[1]

The species was formally described in 1838 by botanist John Lindley in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia. It was discovered by explorer Thomas Livingstone Mitchell in 1836.[2][3]

It occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.[1] Associated trees include Eucalyptus costata subsp. murrayana, E. leptophylla, E. arenacea and E. dumosa.


References

  1. 1 2 Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  2. Mitchell, Thomas (July 27, 2004). The Project Gutenberg EBook of Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2). Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. "Cryptandra tomentosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity. Retrieved 30 April 2012.


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