Species of flowering plant
Melichrus urceolatus, commonly known as urn heath or honey-gland heath, is a species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species is native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.[3] It is an erect shrub that grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height. The white, cream or yellow-green flowers, are clustered toward the branch bases and appear between March and November in the species' native range.[3]
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.[1][2]
Ecology
It grows in dry sclerophyll forest, woodland and scrub on skeletal and gravelly soils.[3][4]
Associated tree species in Victoria include Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, E. microcarpa and E.polyanthemos.[5]
References
Further reading
- Albrecht, D.E. (1996). Epacridaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.