Scholtzia involucrata

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Scholtzia
Species:
S. involucrata
Binomial name
Scholtzia involucrata
(Endl.) Druce

Scholtzia involucrata, commonly known as spiked scholtzia, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The erect, spreading to decumbent shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.5 metres (0.7 to 4.9 ft). [1] The evergreen leaves are 4 to 9 millimetres (0.157 to 0.354 in) in length. [2] It blooms between November and May producing pink-white flowers. [1] Each flower has a diameter of 8 mm (0.315 in). [2]

The species was first formally described by the botanist George Claridge Druce in 1917 as part of the work Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian as published in The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916 There are three known synonyms; Baeckea obovata, Scholtzia obovata and Baeckea involucrata. [3]

It is found on sand plains and ridges along the west coast in the Wheatbelt and Peel regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils. [1] The plant is part of the understorey in kwongan or Banksia woodland communities. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Scholtzia involucrata". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 3 Margaret G. Corrick; Bruce Alexander Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Rosenburg Publishing. ISBN   9781877058844.
  3. "Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 November 2018.