Hypocalymma strictum

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Hypocalymma strictum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Hypocalymma
Species:
H. strictum
Binomial name
Hypocalymma strictum

Hypocalymma strictum is a species of shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, endemic to the south west of Western Australia.[1]

It grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height and produces pink or white flowers between August and May in its native range.

The species was first formally described by botanist Johannes Conrad Schauer in Plantae Preissianae in 1844.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hypocalymma strictum Schauer". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Hypocalymma strictum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 25 April 2010.