''Aggreflorum pallidum'' is a species of spreading shrub that is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Queensland. It has thin, firm, rough bark, narrow lance-shaped leaves, white flowers arranged in groups of two or three on side shoots and fruit that remains on the plant until it dies.

Description

''Aggreflorum pallidum'' is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of and has thin, firm, rough fissured bark on the branches, the branchlets

glabrous Glabrousness () is the technical term for a lack of hair, down, setae, trichomes, or other such covering. A glabrous surface may be a natural characteristic of all or part of a plant or animal, or be due to loss because of a physical condition, ...

. The leaves are narrow lance-shaped, pale yellowish green on both surfaces, long and wide and sessile or on a petiole up to long. The flowers are borne in groups of two or three on side shoots or in leaf

axil A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, fl ...

s and are white, wide. The floral cup is long and

, and the sepals glabrous with conspicuous oil dots. The

petal Petals are modified leaves that form an inner whorl surrounding the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly coloured or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''corol ...

s are more or less round, long and there are thirty to forty

stamen The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...

s that are shorter than the petals. Flowering occurs from March to June and the fruit is a capsule long and wide that remains on the plant at maturity with the remains of the sepals attached.

Taxonomy and naming

This species was first formally described in 1992 by

Anthony Bean Anthony Russell Bean (born 1957) is an Australian botanist who works at the Queensland Herbarium and Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha. Since 1982, he has led the Eucalyptus Study Group of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. Caree ...

, who gave it the name ''Leptospermum pallidum'' in the journal '' Austrobaileya''. In 2023,

Peter Gordon Wilson Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

transferred the species to the genus ''Aggreflorum'' as ''A. pallidum'' in the journal ''

Taxon In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and ...

''. The

specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin gramm ...

(''pallidum'') is a Latin word meaning "pale", referring to the colour of the leaves.

Distribution and habitat

This tea-tree grows on rocky slopes and cliff edges, mostly near Greenvale but also at Porcupine Gorge.

Conservation status

This species is classified as "near threatened" under the Queensland Government ''

Nature Conservation Act 1992 The ''Nature Conservation Act 1992'' is an act of the Parliament of Queensland, Australia, that, together with subordinate legislation, provides for the legislative protection of Queensland's threatened biota. As originally published, it prov ...

''.

References

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Myrtales of Australia Flora of Queensland Plants described in 1992