Leionema section Ellipticae Duretto & Heslewood, sect. nov.

Type: Leionema ellipticum Paul G.Wilson.

Differs from the typical section by having minutely apiculate anthers ( v. anthers retuse, without apiculum), and the disc or gynophore having 10 deep grooves ( v. entire).

A monotypic section confined to one mountain top of the Humid Wet Tropics of north-eastern Queensland.

Etymology

The sectional name is derived from the specific epithet of its type species.