Prostanthera porcata
| Prostanthera porcata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Prostanthera |
| Species: | P. porcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Prostanthera porcata B.J.Conn[1] | |
Prostanthera porcata is a shrub that is endemic to the Budawang Range in south-eastern New South Wales in Australia.[2] It has an upright habit, growing to between 1.5 and 2 metres high. The leaves are 22 to 36 mm long and 7 to 14 mm wide.[2] Flowers appear singly in the leaf axils in spring in the species native range. The floral tube is 15 to 22 mm long and either cream shading to pink on the lobes or wholly pink.[2]
The species was formally described in 1984 by Barry J. Conn based on plant material collected in Budawang National Park.[1] It occurs in forests on steep rocky slopes in association with Eucalyptus agglomerata and Eucalyptus sieberi .[2]
References
- 1 2 "Prostanthera porcata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prostanthera porcata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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