Pomaderris forrestiana

Pomaderris forrestiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Genus:	Pomaderris
Species:	P. forrestiana
Binomial name
Pomaderris forrestiana F.Muell.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Pomaderris mayeri C.A.Gardner

Pomaderris forrestiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to south-western Australia. It is a low shrub with elliptic leaves, and small clusters of woolly-hairy flowers.

Description

Pomaderris forrestiana is a shrub that typically grows to a height of about 30–75 cm (12–30 in). The leaves are elliptic, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long and 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) wide, on a petiole 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long. The upper surface is velvety-hairy and the lower surface is covered with grey, woolly, star-shaped hairs. The flowers are arranged in small groups in leaf axils and on the ends of branchlets, each flower on a hairy pedicel about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The sepals are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long with grey, woolly, star-shaped hairs on the back and the petals are spatula-shaped and slightly shorter than the sepals. Flowering has been observed in July and September.[2]

Taxonomy

Pomaderris forrestiana was first formally described in 1875 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by John Forrest.[3][4] The specific epithet (forrestiana) honours the collector of the type specimens.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Pomaderris forrestiana grows in rocky and sandy soils on stony hills and coastal limestone south from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and along the coast of south-western Australia to as far east as near the border between Western Australia and South Australia.[2][6]

Conservation status

This pomaderris is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[6]

References

1. "Pomaderris forrestiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
2. "Pomaderris forrestiana". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "Pomaderris forrestiana". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
4. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 9. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 139. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 201. ISBN 9780958034180.
6. "Pomaderris forrestiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.