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Homoranthus montanus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It has narrow leaves and up to one to six small tubular, cream-coloured flowers arranged in leaf axils near the ends of the branchlets. As the flowers age, they turn red.[2][3]

Homoranthus montanus
Homoranthus montanus in the ANBG
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (EPBC Act)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Homoranthus
Species:	H. montanus
Binomial name
Homoranthus montanus Craven & S.R.Jones[1]
Occurrence data from AVH

Description

An erect shrub growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall. The leaves are 0.8 mm (0.03 in) thick. Flowers and fruits sporadically throughout the year, mostly October to November.[3]

Taxonomy and naming

Homoranthus montanus was first formally described in 1991 by Lyndley Craven and S.R Jones and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[4] The specific epithet (montanus) is a Latin word meaning "of mountains".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to Ballandean and Mount Jibbinbar Queensland. Grows on shallow sandy soils in woodland and heath on and around granite outcrops.[3]

Conservation

Homoranthus montanus is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government EPBC Act.[2] A very rare species known from two small populations. IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable.[3]

References

External links

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium – Occurrence data for Homoranthus montanus

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