Thryptomene racemulosa

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

Thryptomene racemulosa 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 0.3 to 1.5 metres (1 to 5 ft) and blooms between July and October producing pink-white flowers. [2] It is found on sand plains and low ridges in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly sandy soils. [2] It was first formally described in 1847 by Nikolai Turczaninow in the Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou from specimens collected by James Drummond. [3] [4] The specific epithet (racemulosa) means "small raceme". [5]

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References

  1. "Thryptomene racemulosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Thryptomene racemulosa". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Thryptomene racemulosa". APNI. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. Turczaninow, Nikolai (1862). "Thryptomene racemulosa". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 20 (1): 156. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 291. ISBN   9780958034180.