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Geniostoma huttonii

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Geniostoma huttonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Geniostoma
Species:
G. huttonii
Binomial name
Geniostoma huttonii
B.J.Conn. (1993)[1]

Geniostoma huttonii is a flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. The specific epithet honours Ian Hutton who discovered the species in the course of his explorations of the Island.[1]

Description

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It is a scrambling shrub, growing to 1 m in height. The ovate leaves are 2–3 cm long and 1–1.6 cm wide. The inflorescence is less than 1 cm long, bearing 1–3 very small flowers.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is rare and very local, being known only from the slopes of Mount Lidgbird.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d " Geniostoma huttonii ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-10.