Homoranthus binghiensis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Homoranthus |
| Species: | H. binghiensis |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Homoranthus binghiensis is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in northern New South Wales. It is an upright shrub with pointed leaves and usually paired yellowish to red flowers.[2][3]
Homoranthus binghiensis is an upright shrub to 3 m (9.8 ft) high, and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide with orange-yellow stems when young, turning darker as they age. The leaves are arranged opposite, decussate, lime-green to compressed more or less narrowly oblong-lance shaped, 7–26 mm (0.28–1.02 in) long, 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) wide and less than 1.3–2.6 mm (0.051–0.102 in) thick on a petiole about 1 mm (0.039 in) long, and pointed at the apex. The flowers are usually yellow, occasionally red or green-yellow, borne singly, bracteoles 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long, and peduncles 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long. The petals more or less broadly oval-shaped, 1.4–2.5 mm (0.055–0.098 in) long, 1.4–1.8 mm (0.055–0.071 in) wide with smooth margins. Flowering occurs from November to December and the fruit is a dry, reddish-brown nut, 4.4–7 mm (0.17–0.28 in) long and 1.5–2.4 mm (0.059–0.094 in) wide.[4][5][6]
Taxonomy and naming
Homoranthus binghiensis was first formally described in 2011 by John Hunter and Lachlan Copeland from a specimen collected in the Torrington State Recreation Area in 2000. The description was published in Telopea.[5] The specific epithet (binghiensis) refers to the Permian sedimentary rocks in the Torrington area that have been known as binghi.[3]