Xanthostemon graniticus
| Granite penda | |
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| At Cairns Botanic Gardens July 2023 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthostemon |
| Species: | X. graniticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthostemon graniticus | |
Xanthostemon graniticus, commonly known as granite penda or mountain penda, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to a very small part of northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 13 m (43 ft) high with brown, flaky bark and stiff, bullate (corrugated) leaves. It inhabits open forests in the vicinity of Mount Pieter Botte, in peaty soils beside creeks at altitudes between 600 and 800 m (2,000 and 2,600 ft). It is the only species in the genus known to grow in granitic soil. The species was first described by Australian botanist Peter Gordon Wilson in 1990.[4][5][6]
Conservation
[edit]This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as vulnerable.[1] As of December 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Species profile—Xanthostemon graniticus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Xanthostemon graniticus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Xanthostemon graniticus Peter G. Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Xanthostemon graniticus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Wilson, P.G. (1990). "A revision of the genus Xanthostemon (Myrtaceae) in Australia". Telopea. 3 (4): 470. doi:10.7751/telopea19904903.
- ^ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 373. ISBN 9780958174213.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com