Leptomeria axillaris R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Leptomeria

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 0.5 m, glabrous. Stems weak, slightly or not striate, angular; flowering branchlets 0.5-1 mm diam., pendulous. Leaves spreading to horizontal, ovate to obovate, 2-10 mm long, articulate at base, persistent; linear leaves sometimes also present. Flowers solitary; bracts linear or obovate, 3-5 mm long; pedicel c. 0.5 mm long. Tepals c. 0.5 mm long, orange or brown; apex slightly hooded. Disc lobed. Drupe globose, c. 2 mm long, dry.
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Erect shrub to 0.7 m, glabrous. Stems weak, slightly striate, angular; flowering branchlets 0.5-0.75 mm diam., pendulous. Leaves spreading, linear, more or less terete to flattened adaxially, 4-7 mm long, articulate at base, persistent. Flowers solitary; bracts linear, terete, 2-5 mm long; pedicel c. 0.5 mm long. Tepals c. 0.5 mm long, orange or brown; apex slightly hooded. Disc lobed. Drupe globose to ovoid, 2 mm long, dry.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Leptomeria axillaris world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000446106
COL ID 3TR9F
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Synonyms

Leptomeria axillaris