Malleostemon peltiger

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Malleostemon peltiger
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Malleostemon
Species:
M. peltiger
Binomial name
Malleostemon peltiger

Malleostemon peltiger is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The straggly spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2 metres (2 to 7 ft). It blooms between August and November producing pink-white flowers. [1]

It is found on sand plains in the Gascoyne, Mid West and Wheatbelt between Shark Bay and Morawa where it grows in sandy soils. [1]

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  1. Malleostemon costatusRye & Trudgen
  2. Malleostemon decipiens(W.Fitzg.) Trudgen
  3. Malleostemon hursthousei(W.Fitzg.) J.W.Green
  4. Malleostemon microphyllusRye & Trudgen
  5. Malleostemon minilyaensisJ.W.Green
  6. Malleostemon nephroideusRye
  7. Malleostemon nerrenensisRye & Trudgen
  8. Malleostemon pedunculatusJ.W.Green
  9. Malleostemon peltiger(S.Moore) J.W.Green
  10. Malleostemon pustulatusRye
  11. Malleostemon roseus(E.Pritz.) J.W.Green
  12. Malleostemon tuberculatus(E.Pritz.) J.W.Green
  13. Malleostemon uniflorusRye

Malleostemon decipiens is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon hursthousei is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon microphyllus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon costatus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon minilyaensis is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon pedunculatus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon nephroideus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon nerrenensis is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon pustulatus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon roseus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

<i>Malleostemon tuberculatus</i> Species of shrub

Malleostemon tuberculatus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Malleostemon uniflorus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

Synaphea endothrix is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Synaphea flexuosa is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Synaphea lesueurensis is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Synaphea panhesya is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Synaphea parviflora is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Malleostemon peltiger". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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