Calycopeplus casuarinoides L.S.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Calycopeplus

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree to 10 m high. Bark black, fissured and tessellated. Stems 6-angular. Stipules absent. Leaves linear, 1.5–20 mm long, 0.5–1.6 mm wide, eglandular. Involucres campanulate, 1.5–2.2 mm long, 2.2–3 mm diam.; lobes ovate-truncate, 0.7–1 mm long, 1.2–1.5 mm wide, entire, shorter than glands; glands ellipsoid-spherical, 1.4–1.8 mm long, 1.8–2 mm wide, clearly visible between lobes and inserted on involucre at same level as lobes. Male flowers in clusters of 4–9; anthers c. 0.5 mm long, 0.6–0.7 mm wide. Fruit ± globose, 4–4.5 mm long, 4–4.5 mm diam. Seeds oblong, 2.5–3 mm long, 1.8–2 mm wide.
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Grows in eucalypt or Melaleuca open woodlands that are seasonally inundated, ephemeral swamps and near seasonal watercourses. 
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Distribution

Calycopeplus casuarinoides world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Calycopeplus casuarinoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340340-1
WFO ID wfo-0000781971
COL ID Q5WF
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Synonyms

Calycopeplus casuarinoides