Pomaderris cinerea

Pomaderris cinerea is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to south-eastern New South Wales. It is a shrub or small tree with hairy branches, elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and panicles of pale yellow flowers.

Pomaderris cinerea
In the Australian National Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Pomaderris
Species:
P. cinerea
Binomial name
Pomaderris cinerea

Description

Pomaderris cinerea is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of 5–10 m (16–33 ft), its branches ribbed and covered with woolly, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are more or less elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 20–50 mm (0.79–1.97 in) long and 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) wide, the upper surface with velvety hairs and the lower surface densely covered with star-shaped hairs. The flowers are borne in narrow panicles and lack petals. Flowering occurs in summer and the fruit is a hairy capsule.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Pomaderris cinerea was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Ferdinand von Mueller on Mount Imlay and at Twofold Bay.[4][5] The specific epithet (cinerea) means "ash-covered or grey".[6]

Distribution and habitat

This pomaderris grows in forest or near rainforest on near-coastal ranges from near Moruya to Bega in the far south-east of New South Wales.[2]

References
  1. "Pomaderris cinerea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. Harden, Gwen J. "Pomaderris cinerea". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. Wood, Betty. "Pomaderris cinerea". Lucid Keys. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. "Pomaderris cinerea". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 420. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780958034180.
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