Angophora hispida
Angophora hispida, regrowth after forest fire
Angophora hispida is a flowering plant in the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae ). She comes to Sydney before in eastern New South Wales, where it is " Dwarf Apple " or " Scrub Apple " called.
Description
Appearance and leaf
Angophora hispida grows as a tree reaching heights of growth of up to 7 meters, or in the habit of Mallee Eucalyptus, this is a habit that is more shrub-like than tree-like, there are usually multiple strains available that form a Lignotuber. The bark remains on the entire tree is gray or pale brown and short-fibred.
In Angophora hispida is available Heterophyllie. The simple leaves are always arranged alternately along the branches. The leaves of young specimens are sitting and are equipped with red, stiff, simple hairs and bristly glandular hairs ( trichomes ) covered. At middle-aged specimens the leaves are straight, entire and dull green. The leaves of adult specimens are divided into petiole and leaf blade. Your petiole is - if available - up to 4 mm long. Their simple leaf blade is ovate or elliptical with heart-shaped Spreitengrund and a round top end and a length of 5 to 10 cm and a width of 3 to 4.5 cm. The leaf top and bottom is colored differently. The lateral veins are closely spaced at an obtuse angle to the main nerve. The cotyledons ( cotyledons ) are nearly circular.
Inflorescence and flower
The flowering period is in January. Terminally on a 17-70 mm long, stiff, red hairy inflorescence stem are several partial inflorescences in total composite inflorescences. The stiff, red hairy flower stalk is 15 to 25 mm long. The flower buds are ovoid or globose with a length of 8 to 11 mm and a diameter of 8 to 12 mm. The hermaphrodite flowers are creamy white. The flower cup ( hypanthium ) is ribbed. The four sepals are reduced to four calyx teeth on the flower cups. The four petals have a width of 5 to 8 mm and length of 6 to 10 mm.
Fruit and seeds
The stalked fruit is ovoid or bell-shaped with a length of 16 to 25 mm and a diameter of 14 to 20 mm and sometimes they also tapers to the tip. The disc is flat or even depressed. The fruit trays are included. The kneecap shaped seeds are regular and flattened, smooth and semi-gloss red.
Occurrence
The distribution area of Angophora hispida lies exclusively in eastern New South Wales to Sydney and Gosford.Angophora hispida is scattered and locally also common.
Angophora hispida thrives in shallow, sandy soils over ( Hawkesbury ) sandstone.
Taxonomy
The first publication was in 1797 by the English botanist James Edward Smith under the name ( basionym ) Metrosideros hispida Sm and entitled Botanical Characters of Some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 3, pp. 267. the recombination to Angophora hispida (Sm. ) Blaxell was made in 1976 by Donald Frederick Blaxell under the title Angophora hispida, a new name for A. cordifolia in Kew Bulletin, Volume 31, Issue 2, p 272 The specific epithet is from the Latin hispida word " hispidus " derived for hispid.
Other synonyms for Angophora hispida (Sm. ) Blaxell are Metrosideros anomala Vent., Metrosideros cordifolia ( Cav. ) Pers., Metrosideros hirsuta Andrews, Metrosideros hispida Sm, Angophora cordifolia Cav., Eucalyptus hispida (Sm. ) Brooker and Eucalyptus hirsuta link.
Use
Angophora hispida is used as an ornamental plant. Its flowers attract colorful beetles and birds.