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Prostanthera parvifolia

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Prostanthera parvifolia
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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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

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This species is found growing in mallee scrub at Glenmorgan, Gurulmundi, Carnarvon Range, Pentland, Tara, Kogan and the Warrego Range.

References

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  1. ^ "Prostanthera parvifolia". Australian Plant Census.
  2. ^ a b Althofer, George W. (1978). Cradle of Incense. Stanley Smith Memorial Publication Fund. p. 30,31,95,99. ISBN 0909830134.
  3. ^ "Prostanthera parvifolia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 March 2021.