| Prostanthera parvifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Prostanthera |
| Species: | P. parvifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Prostanthera parvifolia | |
Prostanthera parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is an upright shrub with small, pale green leaves and mostly deep mauve flowers.
Description
Prostanthera parvifolia is a small, upright shrub 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall with small, oblanceolate, almost sessile leaves about 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long and tiny, deep mauve to violet flowers borne in leaf axils. [2]
Taxonomy and naming
Prostanthera parvifolia was first formally described in 1928 by Karel Domin and the description was published in Bibliotheca Botanica.[3] The specific epithet (parvifolia) means "small leaves".[2]
Distribution and habitat
This species is found growing in mallee scrub at Glenmorgan, Gurulmundi, Carnarvon Range, Pentland, Tara, Kogan and the Warrego Range.
References
- ↑ "Prostanthera parvifolia". Australian Plant Census.
- 1 2 Althofer, George W. (1978). Cradle of Incense. Stanley Smith Memorial Publication Fund. p. 30,31,95,99. ISBN 0909830134.
- ↑ "Prostanthera parvifolia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 March 2021.