''Rhytidosporum inconspicuum'' (common name alpine appleberry) is an inconspicuous, rhizomatous shrub in the pittosporum family,
Pittosporaceae. The species is found in
New South Wales
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The species was first formally described in 1999 by
Lindy Cayzer,
Michael Crisp and Ian Telford, when they published a revision of the genus, ''
Rhytidosporum''.
The species epithet, ''inconspicuum'', was given because the plant is inconspicuous when not in flower or fruit.
Conservation status
It has been declared an "endangered species" under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995
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but has not been listed under the Commonwealth EPBC Act.
References
Pittosporaceae
Apiales of Australia
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Tasmania
Victoria
Taxa named by Lindy W. Cayzer
Taxa named by Michael Crisp
Plants described in 1999
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