Melichrus urceolatus

Melichrus urceolatus
Melichrus urceolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Melichrus
Species: M. urceolatus
Binomial name
Melichrus urceolatus
R.Br.
Synonyms

Styphelia urceolata (R.Br.) F.Muell.

Melichrus urceolatus, commonly known as urn heath or honey-gland heath, is a species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species is native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.[1] It is an erect shrub that grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height. The white, cream or yellow-green flowers, are clustered toward the branch bases and appear between March and November in the species native range.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.[2]

Associated tree species in Victoria include Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, E. microcarpa and E.polyanthemos.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Melichrus urceolatus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  2. "Melichrus urceolatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  3. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.


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