Prostanthera cineolifera R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. APNI*
Description: Erect shrub, 1–4 m high, strongly aromatic; branches moderately to densely covered with short, curled hairs and ± sessile glands.
Leaves with lamina ± narrow-ovate, 12–50 mm long, 4–12 mm wide; apex obtuse; base cuneate to obtuse; margins entire; surfaces light green, mostly glabrous, sparsely to densely hairy on midrib on lower surface, densely glandular with ± sessile glands; petiole 2–7 mm long.
Flowers in a terminal botryoid; bracteoles not persistent, 1–2 mm long. Calyx 3–4 mm long; tube 2–2.5 mm long; upper lobe 1–2 mm long, not enlarged in fruit. Corolla 8–11 mm long, pale mauve to dark purple-mauve, darker in throat. Anthers with appendage c. 1 mm long.
Flowering: September–October
Distribution and occurrence: Apparently grows in sclerophyll forest. The distribution of this taxon is uncertain.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, CWS
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Vulnerable; Commonwealth EPBC: Vulnerable
This species is considered data-deficient by Saving our Species (SoS, DPIE) which means a conservation project cannot be developed for it. Visit their website and contact SoS if you have additional information. The taxonomic status of this taxon is uncertain. It is closely related to P. lanceolata and P. ovalifolia.
Text by B. J. Conn Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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