Zieria verrucosa J.A.Armstr.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Zieria

Characteristics

Shrub to 1.5 m high. Branchlets terete, with leaf bases not decurrent, prominently glandular-verrucose, stellate-pubescent all over. Leaves trifoliolate; petiole 2–15 mm long; central leaflet oblong-linear, 8–50 mm long, 1–5 mm wide, entire to obscurely undulate-glandular-verrucose, revolute at margins, obtuse; both surfaces glandular-verrucose, adaxial surface with scattered stellate and simple hairs; abaxial surface velvety, with midrib glandular-verrucose, pubescent, secondary venation obscure. Inflorescences shorter than leaves, 17–60-flowered. Sepals 0.7–1.5 mm long, glandular-verrucose, pubescent. Petals imbricate, c. 2.6 mm long, creamy white to pale pink, pubescent adaxially. Filaments slightly dilated basally, glandular-verrucose apically. Cocci apiculate, glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

Grows in red krasnozem soil and black earth as well as shallow soils overlying sandstone, in brigalow scrub and eucalypt/acacia open forest.
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Distribution

Zieria verrucosa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20006730-1
WFO ID wfo-0000429257
COL ID 5D4W5
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Synonyms

Zieria verrucosa