Calytrix eneabbensis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a glabrous shrub with lance-shaped leaves and purple and yellowish flowers with 40 to 60 stamens in several rows.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Calytrix |
| Species: | C. eneabbensis
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Description
editCalytrix eneabbensis is a glabrous shrub that typically grows to a height of 50 cm (20 in) and has lance-shaped leaves that are 3.5–10.5 mm (0.14–0.41 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide on a petiole 0.4–1.5 mm (0.016–0.059 in) long. The flowers are borne in clusters of a few to many on a peduncle 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) long with lobes 4.5–6.0 mm (0.18–0.24 in) long. The floral tube is 19–13 mm (0.75–0.51 in) long, has 10 ribs. The sepals are joined at the base, egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 1.5–2.1 mm (0.059–0.083 in) long. The petals are purple with a yellowish base, lance-shaped, 7.0–9.5 mm (0.28–0.37 in) long and 3.0–3.75 mm (0.118–0.148 in) wide. There are 40 to 60 yellow stamens 1.25–6.0 mm (0.049–0.236 in) long in several rows. Flowering occurs from July to October.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editCalytrix eneabbensis was first formally described in 1987 by Lyndley Craven in the journal Brunonia from specimens collected on the Lake Indoon road near Eneabba in 1981.[2][4] The specific epithet (eneabbensis) means 'native of Eneabba'.[5]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species of Calytrix grows in heath on sand and on sandplains in the Eneabba district, in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion in the southwest of Western Australia.
Conservation status
editCalytrix eneabbensis is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[3] meaning that is rare or near threatened.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Calytrix eneabbensis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b Craven, Lyndley (1987). "A taxonomic revision of Calytrix Labill. (Myrtaceae)". Brunonia: 55–57.
- ^ a b "Calytrix eneabbensis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Calytrix eneabbensis". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 21 September 2024.