''Pimelea leptostachya'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to central Queensland. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves and spikes of maroon or yellow, tube-shaped flowers arranged in groups of 13 to 23.

Description

''Pimelea leptostachya'' is a shrub that typically grows to a height of and has densely hairy young stems. The leaves are narrowly elliptic, long and wide on a petiole long. The upper surface of the leaves is glabrous and the lower surface is covered with coarse hairs pressed against the surface. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branches in a spike of 13 to 23 flowers on a sparsely hairy rachis long, the

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long. The flowers are maroon or yellow, each flower on a

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long, the floral tube long, the sepals long, and the style about the same length as the floral tube. Flowering has been observed from May to June and from October to December.

Taxonomy

''Pimelea leptostachya'' was first formally described in 1873 by George Bentham in '' Flora Australiensis'' from specimens collected b
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(''leptostachya'') means "slender flower spike".

Distribution and habitat

This pimelea grows on hillsides, often near sandstone cliffs or rocks, between Capella,

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in central Queensland.

Conservation status

''Pimelea leptostachya'' is listed as "least concern" under the Queensland Government '' Nature Conservation Act 1992''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q65945530 Malvales of Australia leptostachya Flora of Queensland Taxa named by George Bentham Plants described in 1873