Pomaderris notata explained

Pomaderris notata, commonly known as McPherson Range pomaderris,^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with woolly-hairy stems, elliptic leaves, and cream-coloured flowers.

Description

Pomaderris notata is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to and has woolly-hairy young stems. The leaves are elliptic, long and wide, the upper surface of the leaves glabrous and the lower surface covered with short, white to greyish, woolly hairs. The flowers are cream-coloured and arranged in panicles on the ends of branches with bracts long at the base.^[2]

Taxonomy

Pomaderris notata was first formally described in 1945 by Stanley Thatcher Blake in The Queensland Naturalist, from specimens he collected in the McPherson Range in 1945.^{[3] [4]} The specific epithet (nitidula) means "marked".^[5]

Distribution and habitat

McPherson Range pomaderris grows in heath, scrub or rainforest in rocky places at higher altitudes, mainly in south-eastern Queensland but also in a few isolated populations in northern New South Wales.

Conservation status

This pomaderris is listed as "vulnerable" under the New South Wales Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

Notes and References

1. Web site: McPherson Range Pomaderris - profile . New South Wales Government Offic of Environment and Heritage . 18 March 2022.
2. Web site: Harden . Gwen J. . Pomaderris notata . Royal Botanic Garden Sydney . 18 March 2022.
3. Web site: Pomaderris notata . Australian Plant Name Index . 18 March 2022.
4. Blake . Stanley T. . Plants in the Lamington National Park not previously recorded from Queensland. The Queensland Naturalist . The Queensland Naturalist . 1945 . 12 . 5 . 85–87 . 18 March 2022.
5. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 262 . 3rd.