Description |
Leptosema chapmanii from the Burra Range (now White Mountains National Park), 25 km west of Pentland, Queensland, Australia. Photographed on 5 May 1973.
Small plant with dark red basal flowers. A very rare plant, this is only the second plant seen in a study of the area lasting over six years.
On sandstone. Flowers inconspicuous at base of plant. It would appear that this plant flowers irregularly - probably only after fire, and would appear to be pollinated by ants as the flowers sit at ground level.
Voucher: A.D. Chapman 1331 (BRI AQ0269157, CANB 255787) - PARATYPE used in the original description of the species by M.D. Crisp.
Digitised from a slide. The original slide, which is of higher quality, is held.
NB. This species was named after the collector and photographer.
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