Thryptomene baeckeacea
| Thryptomene baeckeacea | |
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| In Maranoa Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Thryptomene |
| Species: | T. baeckeacea
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| 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thryptomene baeckeacea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Thryptomene baeckeacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Thryptomene baeckeacea". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 65. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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