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Calytrix platycheiridia

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Calytrix platycheiridia

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calytrix
Species:
C. platycheiridia
Binomial name
Calytrix platycheiridia

Calytrix platycheiridia is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.45 metres (0.7 to 1.5 ft). It usually blooms in October producing yellow-cream star-shaped flowers.[1]

Found on low ridges in a small area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia near Coorow where it grows on sandy soils.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Lyndley Craven in 1987 in the article A taxonomic revision of Calytrix Labill. (Myrtaceae) in the journal Brunonia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calytrix platycheiridia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Calytrix platycheiridia Craven". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 February 2017.