Leptomeria scrobiculata R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Leptomeria

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 1.5 m. Stems striate, angular, tuberculate; flowering branchlets 0.7-1.5 mm diam. Leaves slightly spreading, subulate, 1-2 mm long, caducous leaving decurrent leaf bases. Inflorescence a lateral spike, sometimes conelike; rachis 0.5-3.5 cm long, thickened with flowers partly sunken; flowers 5-45, sessile; bracts ovate, cupped, 0.7-1 mm long. Tepals up to 0.5 mm long, orange to brown; apex slightly incurved. Disc raised and lobed. Drupe globose, 2-3 mm long, dry.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Leptomeria scrobiculata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000445953
COL ID 6PG58
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Synonyms

Leptomeria chrysadena Leptomeria scrobiculata