Calothamnus chrysanthereus
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Calothamnus chrysanthereus (Claw Flower) is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae
. It is endemic to Western Australia
, where it occurs to the north of Geraldton
.
It is an erect multi-branched shrub which grows to one metre in height. The leaves are linear, terete and sessile, often with a long pointed tip and are 5 to 9 cm long. These are crowded toward the end of branchlets. The flowers have a densely pubescent calyx tube, yellow-pink to orange-brown petals, scarlet staminal claw and yellow anthers. The main flowering period in the species native range is August to December.
The species was first formally described by Victoria
n Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller
in 1863 in the third volume of Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae
.
The specific epithet is derived from the Greek chrysos (golden) and anthos (anthers), believed to be a reference to the disctinctive golden-yellow anthers of this species.
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
. It is endemic to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, where it occurs to the north of Geraldton
Geraldton, Western Australia
Geraldton is a city and port in Western Australia located north of Perth in the Mid West region. Geraldton has an estimated population at June 2010 of 36,958...
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It is an erect multi-branched shrub which grows to one metre in height. The leaves are linear, terete and sessile, often with a long pointed tip and are 5 to 9 cm long. These are crowded toward the end of branchlets. The flowers have a densely pubescent calyx tube, yellow-pink to orange-brown petals, scarlet staminal claw and yellow anthers. The main flowering period in the species native range is August to December.
The species was first formally described by Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
n Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
in 1863 in the third volume of Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae
Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae
Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae is a series of papers authored by the Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in which he published many of his approximately 2000 descriptions of new taxa of Australian plants. The papers were issued in 94 parts between 1858 and 1882 and published in...
.
The specific epithet is derived from the Greek chrysos (golden) and anthos (anthers), believed to be a reference to the disctinctive golden-yellow anthers of this species.