Pimelea approximans
{{Short description|Species of shrub}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Speciesbox
|image =
|image_caption =
|genus = Pimelea
|species = approximans
|authority = A.R.Bean{{cite web |title=Pimelea approximans |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/50002810|website=Australian Plant Census |accessdate=11 July 2022}}
}}
Pimelea approximans is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to northern Queensland. It is a perennial shrub with elliptic leaves and spikes of hairy, yellow, tube-shaped flowers.
Description
Pimelea approximans is a perennial shrub that typically grows to a height of {{cvt|50–60|cm}} and has densely hairy young stems. The leaves are elliptic, mostly {{cvt|25–35|mm}} long and {{cvt|5–11|mm}} wide, on a petiole {{cvt|1.5–1.8|mm}} long. The flowers are borne in spikes of 50 to 130 on a densely hairy rachis {{cvt|21–50|mm}} long. The flowers are yellow, the floral tube {{cvt|4.5–4.8|mm}} long, the sepals {{cvt|1.2–1.8|mm}} long and densely hairy on the outside. Flowering occurs in May and June and the fruit contains a dark brown, oval seed {{cvt|3.0–4.5|mm}} long.{{cite journal |last1=Bean |first1=Anthony R. |title=A taxonomic revision of Pimelea section Epallage (Endl.) Benth. (Thymelaeaceae) in Queensland |journal=Austrobaileya |date=2017 |volume=10 |issue=1 |page=8 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/281476#page/13/mode/1up |access-date=9 July 2022}}
Taxonomy
Pimelea approximans was first formally described in 2017 by Anthony Bean in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected at Ninian Bay in 1979.{{cite web|title=Pimelea approximans|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/50003286 |publisher=APNI|access-date=1 July 2022}} The specific epithet (approximans) refers to the similarity of this species to P. amabilis.
Distribution and habitat
This pimelea grows on in woodland or grassland on rocky hillsides, in the Bathurst Bay and Coen areas of north Queensland.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q65945511}}
Category:Malvales of Australia