Thryptomene cuspidata
Thryptomene cuspidata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Thryptomene |
Species: | T. cuspidata
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Binomial name | |
Thryptomene cuspidata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Thryptomene cuspidata is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a dense erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–2.2 m (2 ft 0 in – 7 ft 3 in) and blooms between July and November producing white or pink flowers.[2]
The species was first formally described in 1852 by Nikolai Turczaninow and given the name Paryphantha cuspidata in the Bulletin de la classe physico-mathematique de l'Academie Imperiale des sciences de Saint-Petersburg.[3][4] In 1985, John Green changed the name to Thryptomene cuspidata.[5]
Thryptomene cuspidata is found on plains and among granite outcrops in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains and Mallee biogeographic regions in the south-west of Western Australia where it grows in sandy to gravelly soils.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Thryptomene cuspidata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Thryptomene cuspidata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Turczaninow, Nikolai (1852). "Myrtaceae Xerocarpicae in Nova Hollandia a cl. Drummond lectae et plerumque in collectione ejus quinta distributae, determinatae et descriptae". Bulletin de la classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des sciences de Saint-Pétersburg. 10: 321. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Paryphantha cuspidata". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Thryptomene cuspidata". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2021.