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Homoranthus clarksonii
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Scientific classification
Genus:
Homoranthus
Species:
clarksonii
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Occurrence data from AVH
Homoranthus clarksonii foliage
Foliage

Homoranthus clarksonii is a plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in Queensland. It is an upright shrub with pointed, linear leaves and pairs of creamy pink to pale yellow flowers which turn pink as they age. It is only known from small populations on Mount Mulligan.

Description

Flowers sporadically throughout the year, peak flowering from March to May.

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus clarksonii was first formally described in 2011 by Lachlan Copeland, Lyndley Craven and Jeremy Bruhl from a specimen collected on Mount Mulligan in 2001 and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany. The specific epithet (clarksonii) honours John Richard Clarkson who discovered the species.

Distribution and habitat

Restricted the north western edge of Atherton Tablelands west of Mareeba. H. clarksonii grow in shallow, sandy soils amongst sandstone boulders.

Conservation status

Apparently restricted to Mount Mulligan. A ROTAP conservation code of 2V following Briggs and Leigh (1996). IUCN (2010) vulnerable.

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