Kardomia odontocalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Kardomia
Species:
K. odontocalyx
Binomial name
Kardomia odontocalyx
(A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson[1]

Kardomia odontocalyx is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and grows in northern New South Wales and Queensland.

Description

Kardomia odontocalyx is a shrub to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high with linear shaped leaves 3.1–4.5 mm (0.12–0.18 in) long, 0.5–0.8 mm (0.020–0.031 in) wide, rounded or notched at the apex, margins smooth, oil glands on the lower surface and on a petiole about 0.5 mm (0.020 in) long. The flowers are borne singly on a [pedicel 0.5–2 mm (0.020–0.079 in) long, peduncle 0.6–1 mm (0.024–0.039 in) long and the bracteoles linear-shaped and about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long. The corolla up to 8 mm (0.31 in) in diameter and the white petals about 2.6–3.1 mm (0.10–0.12 in) long. The fruit is a capsule about 3.2 mm (0.13 in) in diameter.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

This species was described in 1997 by A.R.Bean as Babingtonia odontocalyx.[3] In 2007 Peter G.Wilson changed the name to Kardomia odontocalyx and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[4]The specific epithet (odontocalyx) means "toothed calyx".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Kardomia odontocalyx has a restricted distribution in New South Wales near Torrington and Emmaville districts and Queensland on granite hills and outcrops in heath and sclerophyll scrub.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kardomia odontocalyx". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Wilson, Peter. "Kardomia odontocalyx". PlantNET-NSW flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Babingtonia odontocalyx". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kardomia odontocalyx". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ↑ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 272. ISBN 9780958034197.
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