Leptomeria empetriformis Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Leptomeria

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 0.6 m. Stems rough with papillae, striate, angular; flowering branchlets 0.5-1 mm diam. Leaves spreading, incurved, linear-terete, 2-10 mm long, papillate, articulate at base, persistent. Flowers solitary; fertile branchlets erect to spreading; bracts ovate to linear, 2-3 mm long; pedicel c. 0.5 mm long. Tepals up to c. 0.75 mm long, orange or brown; apex very slightly hooded. Disc lobed. Drupe globose to ovoid, 3-4 mm long, dry.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Images

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Distribution

Leptomeria empetriformis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780313-1
WFO ID wfo-0000445934
COL ID 3TR9Q
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Synonyms

Leptomeria empetriformis Leptomeria hirtella