Thryptomene baeckeacea

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Thryptomene baeckeacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. baeckeacea
Binomial name
Thryptomene baeckeacea

Thryptomene baeckeacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.2 m (7.9 in–3 ft 11.2 in) and produces white, pink or purple flowers between May and October in the species' native range. [2] It was first formally described in 1864 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield near the Murchison River. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Thryptomene baeckeacea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "Thryptomene baeckeacea". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Thryptomene baeckeacea". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 65. Retrieved 12 May 2021.