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]

Thryptomene baeckeacea
In Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. baeckeacea
Binomial name
Thryptomene baeckeacea

References edit

  1. ^ "Thryptomene baeckeacea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Thryptomene baeckeacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Thryptomene baeckeacea". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 65. Retrieved 12 May 2021.