Pomaderris cinerea explained

Pomaderris cinerea is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to south-eastern New South Wales. It is a shrub or small tree with hairy branches, elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and panicles of pale yellow flowers.

Description

Pomaderris cinerea is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of, its branches ribbed and covered with woolly, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are more or less elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and wide, the upper surface with velvety hairs and the lower surface densely covered with star-shaped hairs. The flowers are borne in narrow panicles and lack petals. Flowering occurs in summer and the fruit is a hairy capsule.[1] [2]

Taxonomy

Pomaderris cinerea was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Ferdinand von Mueller on Mount Imlay and at Twofold Bay.[3] [4] The specific epithet (cinerea) means "ash-covered or grey".[5]

Distribution and habitat

This pomaderris grows in forest or near rainforest on near-coastal ranges from near Moruya to Bega in the far south-east of New South Wales.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harden . Gwen J. . Pomaderris cinerea . Royal Botanic Garden Sydney . 20 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Wood . Betty . Pomaderris cinerea . Lucid Keys . 20 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Pomaderris cinerea . Australian Plant Name Index . 20 January 2022.
  4. Book: Bentham . George . von Mueller . Ferdinand . Flora Australiensis . 1 . 1863 . Lovell Reeve & Co. . London . 420 . 20 January 2022.
  5. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 164 . 3rd.