Melichrus urceolatus | |
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Melichrus urceolatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Melichrus |
Species: | M. urceolatus
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Binomial name | |
Melichrus urceolatus | |
Synonyms | |
Styphelia urceolata (R.Br.) F.Muell. |
Melichrus urceolatus, commonly known as urn heath or honey-gland heath, is a species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species is native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. [3] It is an erect shrub that grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height. The white, cream or yellow-green flowers, are clustered toward the branch bases and appear between March and November in the species' native range. [3]
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. [1] [2]
It grows in dry sclerophyll forest, woodland and scrub on skeletal and gravelly soils. [3] [4] Associated tree species in Victoria include Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, E. microcarpa and E.polyanthemos. [5]