Species profile—Capparis humistrata
Classification
Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Capparaceae → Capparis humistrata
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida (land plants)
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Scientific name
- Capparis humistrata (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 9497
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Description
- Capparis humistrata is a spreading shrub to 1.5m tall. The twigs are slender and covered in dense hairs to 1mm long. It has straight, needle-like spines that are 6-8mm long. The leaves are ovate in shape, covered in hairs, and 22-27mm long, on stalks 1-2mm long.
The solitary flowers are on stalks 8-30mm long. The petals are white, ovate in shape, about 12mm long and have hairs at the base. The fruit is a smooth globular berry, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter.
Distinguished from other species of Capparis in the area by the small leaves less than 3 cm long. (Hewson 1982) - Map
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- Distribution
- Capparis humistrata is endemic to central-eastern Queensland, between Marlborough and Bouldercombe. It is also recorded further north near Dingo in central Queensland. (Hewson 1982; Herbrecs 2008)
- Distributional limits
- -21.9401053, 148.4927612
-23.5694494, 150.342749 - Range derivation
- Range derived from extent of the taxon's verified records
- Habitat
- Capparis humistrata grows in eucalypt woodland with a shrubby understorey, on stony hard ridges and serpentinite soil. It also occurs on the margins of brigalow forest on sandy soil. (Hewson 1982)
- Reproduction
- Flowers have been recorded for March, May and December, and fruits have been recorded in November and December.
- Notes
- Contributors: Gordon Guymer, Mellisa Mayhew 18/06/2009
- References
- Herbrecs (2008). Queensland Herbarium specimen records, viewed 25/09/2008
Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (Ed) (1982). Capparaceae, Flora of Australia, Volume 8: 216. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. - Profile author
- Gordon Guymer (18/06/2009)
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=9497.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
