Darwinia divisa is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect shrub with white flowers and is the only species of its genus with "divided prominent calyx lobes" and a hairy calyx tube.[2]
| Darwinia divisa | |
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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: | Darwinia |
| Species: | D. divisa
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| Binomial name | |
| Darwinia divisa | |
It was first formally described in 2002 by Greg Keighery and Neville Marchant in the Nordic Journal of Botany from specimens collected by Fred Lullfitz near Bendering in 1965.[3]
Darwinia divisa is presumed extinct by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[4][5] not having been collected for more than 50 years, despite extensive surveys at the type location and surrounding remnants during 1997-2000.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Darwinia divisa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Keighery, Greg; Marchant, Neville (March 2002). "A new species of Darwinia (Myrtaceae) from Western Australia". Nordic Journal of Botany. 22 (1): 45–47. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01619.x.
- ^ "Darwinia divisa". APNI. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Darwinia divisa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Gibson, Neil (2016). "Western Australian plant taxa not collected for more than 50 years". Nuytsia. 27: 151–152. Retrieved 25 October 2022.