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Thryptomene racemulosa

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Thryptomene racemulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

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  1. ^ "Thryptomene racemulosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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.