''Zieria furfuracea'' is a plant in the citrus
family Rutaceae and is
endemic to eastern
Australia
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. It is a shrub with three-part leaves and groups of large numbers of small white flowers, the groups shorter than the leaves. It grows on the coast and tablelands north from
Wyong.
Description
''Zieria furfuracea '' is a shrub which grows to a height of between with warty branches that covered with soft hairs when young. The leaves are composed of three lance-shaped leaflets long and wide with a
petiole long. Both sides of the leaflets are more or less flat and covered with small, star-like leaves. The upper surface is smooth and a darker green than the lower one. The flowers are white and arranged in large groups, the groups shorter than the leaves. The
sepals are triangular, less than long and the four petals are about long, covered with soft hairs and there are four
stamen
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Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s. Flowering occurs in spring and summer and is followed by fruits which are smooth
follicles covered with soft hairs.
Taxonomy and naming
''Zieria furfuracea'' was first formally described in 1863 by
George Bentham from an unpublished description by
Robert Brown. Bentham's description was published in
Flora Australiensis.
The
specific epithet
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(''furfuracea'') is derived from the
Latin word ''furfur'' meaning "bran", "scurf", "scale", or "dandruff".
Three subspecies have been described:
*''Zieria furfuracea'' subsp. ''furfuracea'';
*''Zieria furfuracea'' subsp. ''euthadenia'';
*''Zieria furfuracea'' subsp. ''gymnocarpa''.
Distribution and habitat
This zieria occurs in
Queensland,
New South Wales north of Wyong, growing in forest and rainforest, sometimes on exposed rocky escarpments.
References
External links
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furfuracea
Sapindales of Australia
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Plants described in 1863