Geniostoma huttonii
| Geniostoma huttonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Loganiaceae |
| Genus: | Geniostoma |
| Species: | G. huttonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Geniostoma huttonii B.J.Conn. (1993)[1]
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c d " Geniostoma huttonii ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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