Pomaderris mediora

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Pomaderris mediora
Pomaderris mediora Turimetta.jpg
Turimetta Beach, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Pomaderris
Species:
P. mediora
Binomial name
Pomaderris mediora
N.G.Walsh & Coates

Pomaderris mediora is a rare plant from near Sydney and Wollongong, Australia. Reliably recorded from only a few sites, including the type locality of the headland north of Turimetta Beach. Described as "critically endangered" in the Illawarra with the largest population of three or four plants.[1]

Seen around 1 to 3 metres tall. The lower surface of the leaves are of a greyish rusty appearance, 1 to 2 cm long, 1.5 to 1.5 cm wide. Cream flowers lack petals, appearing in September, often in prolific display. The specific epithet mediora is derived from Latin niedius meaning "middle". And ora "coast". Alluding to the species' distribution within the Central Coast floristic division of New South Wales.[2][3]

It was first formally described by Neville Walsh & Fiona Coates in 1997 in the journal, Muelleria.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Rob Miller. "Occurrence Record: Pomaderris mediora". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Gwen Harden. "Pomaderris mediora". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ Timothy J. Entwisle. "Pomaderris mediora". Muelleria 1997. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ N.G. Walsh; F. Coates (1997). "New taxa, new combinations and an infrageneric classification in Pomaderris (Rhamnaceae)" (PDF). Muelleria. 10: 27–56. ISSN 0077-1813. Wikidata Q104007373.


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