Acrothamnus maccraei (F.Muell.) Quinn APNI* Synonyms: Leucopogon maccraei F.Muell. APNI*
Description: Erect shrub, usually 120–200 cm high; branchlets pubescent.
Leaves ovate to elliptic, 4.7–6.7 mm long, 2.3–3.8 mm wide; margins entire or coarsely ciliate towards apex; lamina glabrous, discolorous, upper surface flat to concave, lower surface with 3 central ± parallel veins; petiole 0.5–0.8 mm long.
Flowers erect, 4–5 together in 7–8 mm long spikes, white; bracteoles 1.7–1.8 mm long. Sepals 2.2–2.5 mm long. Corolla tube 2.2–2.8 mm long, sparsely hairy near throat; lobes 1.7–2.1 mm long.
Fruit depressed-globose, 3.8–4 mm long, smooth, very fleshy.
Flowering: September–November
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in cool-temperate rainforest and shrubland at higher altitudes; south from Munyang, Snowy R.
NSW subdivisions: ST
Other Australian states: Vic.
Text by J. M. Powell, except for groups with contributors listed
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992) as Leucopogon maccraei
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