Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus
Divaricate Tree Violet at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Nov 2016 | |
| Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus | KenT | 7 Nov 2016 |
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User's notes
Identification based on online Flora of Victoria key, then on V. Stajsic, N.G. Walsh, R. Douglas, A. Messina and B.P.J. Molloy (2015) A revision of Melicytus (Violaceae) in mainland Australia and Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany, 2014, 27, 305–323. (note the 2014 journal appears to have come out in 2015). Finally images were set to Neville Walsh st Melbourne Herbarium for confirmation.
3 comments
8 Nov 2016
Ken I take it then that these sightings are of the same species under a different name?http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Species/9482
8 Nov 2016
The current reference images for species 9482 are a composite of two sightings. The first two are Melicytus dentatus (don't see where it was recorded) one can clearly tell by the number of teeth on the leaf margins. The third image is from the jackfrench record, that record and the one from gregbaines seem more likely to be Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus as the leaf margins seem entire (although with the resolution I have with those images it is difficult to be certain) and the stem branching seems consistent with M. angustifolius subsp. divaricatus. However, in an email Neville Walsh mentions he has seen M. dentatus around the Naas Creek area.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.984250-35.891306
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2016 11:10 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus Other Shrubs Plants
Species information
- Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus Scientific name
- Divaricate Tree Violet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1932.49m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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