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Fig. 1. Homoranthus tricolor. A. flowering branchlet x 1.4. B. lateral view of leaf x 12. C. cross-section of leaf x 24. 
D. flower with one bracteole removed x 4. E. longitudinal section of flower x 4. All from Bean 27986 & Ritchie (BRI). 
Del. W. Smith. 
Additional specimen examined : Queensland. Burnett 
District: Cadarga Creek, 36 km SW of Mundubbera, 
Sep 2007, Ritchie s.n. (BRI [AQ 742134]). 
Distribution and habitat : Homoranthus. 
tricolor is known from a single population 
near Cadarga Creek in the Mundubbera area 
of south-eastern Queensland. It inhabits a 
quartzose sandstone ridge, as a component of 
shrubby eucalypt woodland. Associated species 
include Corymbia watsoniana (F.Muell.) 
