''Pimelea cornucopiae'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Thymelaeaceae and is native to north Queensland and some islands to the north of Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves and clusters of white or creamy-white flowers.
Description
''Pimelea cornucopiae'' is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of . The leaves are narrowly egg-shaped, sometimes with the narrower end towards the base, long and wide. The flowers are white or creamy-white, each flower borne on a
pedicel
Pedicle or pedicel may refer to:
Human anatomy
*Pedicle of vertebral arch, the segment between the transverse process and the vertebral body, and is often used as a radiographic marker and entry point in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures
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up to long, the
floral tube long and
glabrous. The
sepals are usually erect, long and the
stamen
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Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s are about the same length as the sepals. Flowering occurs from February to July.
Taxonomy
''Pimelea cornucopiae '' was first formally described in 1804 by
Martin Vahl in his book ''Enumeratio Plantarum''.
Distribution and habitat
This pimelea mainly grows in woodland or forest and occurs in near-coastal areas between the
Torres Strait and
Bundaberg
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...
in north Queensland, and in the Philippines,
New Ireland,
New Britain
New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...
, New Guinea and the
Louisiade Archipelago.
References
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cornucopiae
''Cornucopiae'' is a genus of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern plants in the grass family. Common name is hooded grass.
Species
*'' Cornucopiae alopecuroides'' L. - Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel
*'' Cornucopiae cucullatum'' L. - Italy, ...
Flora of Queensland
Malvales of Australia
Plants described in 1804
Taxa named by Martin Vahl