Pimelea cremnophila, commonly known as gorge rice-flower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and groups of up to four flowers that are sometimes male-only or female-only.
Pimelea cremnophila is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) and has reddish-brown stems, covered with bristly hairs when young. Its leaves are narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg-shaped, 10–37 mm (0.39–1.46 in) long and 2.5–6 mm (0.098–0.236 in) wide on a densely hairy petiole about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The flowers are borne on the ends of branches or in leaf axils, singly or in groups of up to four on a peduncle about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. There are leaf like bracts 2.5–5 mm (0.098–0.197 in) long at the base of the flowers but that fall off as the flowers develop. Some flowers are functionally male, others functionally female and the remainder bisexual. Bisexual flowers have a floral tube 4.0–6.5 mm (0.16–0.26 in) long and sepals 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, male flowers a longer floral tube, and female flowers a shorter floral tube and smaller sepals. Flowering has been observed in October, but is likely to occur throughout spring.[2][3][4]
Gorge rice-flower grows on exposed cliff-tops and sheltered cliff-sides at altitudes between 1,050 and 1,090 m (3,440 and 3,580 ft) in the southern part of the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.[2][3][4]
Conservation statusedit
At the time of writing their paper, Copeland and Telford reported that P. cremniphila was "known from fewer than 100 individuals". In 2015, a visit by Copeland to the area failed to find two of the three populations. The main threats to the species are grazing by feral goats, drought and inappropriate fire regimes. The species is listed as "critically endangered" under the New South Wales Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.[2][6]
Referencesedit
^"Pimelea cremnophila". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ abcd"Gorge rice-flower". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ abcdCopeland, Lachlan M.; Telford, Ian R. (2006). "Pimelea cremnophila (Thymelaeaceae), a new species from the New England Tablelands escarpment of northern New South Wales". Telopea. 11 (2): 111–115. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ abMurray, Louisa. "Pimelea cremnophila". Royal Botanic Garden Sydny. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^"Pimelea cremnophila". APNI. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^"Conservation advice - Pimelea cremnophila" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
January 01, 1970
pimelea, cremnophila, commonly, known, gorge, rice, flower, species, flowering, plant, family, thymelaeaceae, endemic, restricted, area, south, wales, erect, shrub, with, narrowly, elliptic, narrowly, shaped, leaves, arranged, opposite, pairs, groups, four, fl. Pimelea cremnophila commonly known as gorge rice flower 2 is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales It is an erect shrub with narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs and groups of up to four flowers that are sometimes male only or female only Pimelea cremnophila Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malvales Family Thymelaeaceae Genus Pimelea Species P cremnophila Binomial name Pimelea cremnophilaL M Copel amp I Telford 1 Habit in the Australian National Botanic Gardens Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Conservation status 5 ReferencesDescription editPimelea cremnophila is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2 5 m 8 ft 2 in and has reddish brown stems covered with bristly hairs when young Its leaves are narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg shaped 10 37 mm 0 39 1 46 in long and 2 5 6 mm 0 098 0 236 in wide on a densely hairy petiole about 1 mm 0 039 in long The flowers are borne on the ends of branches or in leaf axils singly or in groups of up to four on a peduncle about 1 mm 0 039 in long There are leaf like bracts 2 5 5 mm 0 098 0 197 in long at the base of the flowers but that fall off as the flowers develop Some flowers are functionally male others functionally female and the remainder bisexual Bisexual flowers have a floral tube 4 0 6 5 mm 0 16 0 26 in long and sepals 3 4 mm 0 12 0 16 in long male flowers a longer floral tube and female flowers a shorter floral tube and smaller sepals Flowering has been observed in October but is likely to occur throughout spring 2 3 4 Taxonomy editPimelea cremnophila was first formally described in 2006 by Lachlan Copeland and Ian Telford from specimens collected in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park in 2004 3 5 The specific epithet cremnophila means cliff loving 3 Distribution and habitat editGorge rice flower grows on exposed cliff tops and sheltered cliff sides at altitudes between 1 050 and 1 090 m 3 440 and 3 580 ft in the southern part of the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park 2 3 4 Conservation status editAt the time of writing their paper Copeland and Telford reported that P cremniphila was known from fewer than 100 individuals In 2015 a visit by Copeland to the area failed to find two of the three populations The main threats to the species are grazing by feral goats drought and inappropriate fire regimes The species is listed as critically endangered under the New South Wales Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 2 6 References edit Pimelea cremnophila Australian Plant Census Retrieved 17 October 2022 a b c d Gorge rice flower New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage Retrieved 17 October 2022 a b c d Copeland Lachlan M Telford Ian R 2006 Pimelea cremnophila Thymelaeaceae a new species from the New England Tablelands escarpment of northern New South Wales Telopea 11 2 111 115 Retrieved 17 October 2022 a b Murray Louisa Pimelea cremnophila Royal Botanic Garden Sydny Retrieved 17 October 2022 Pimelea cremnophila APNI Retrieved 17 October 2022 Conservation advice Pimelea cremnophila PDF Australian Government Department of Climate Change Energy Water and the Environment Retrieved 17 October 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pimelea cremnophila amp oldid 1116697848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
