Thryptomene kochii is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. It typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 3 metres (2 to 10 ft). It blooms between May and October producing pink-white flowers. This thryptomene is found on plains in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy to loamy soils.[2]

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

This species was first formally described in 1911 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in the journal Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis from specimens collected by Max Koch near Cowcowing in 1904.[3][4] The specific epithet (kochii) honours the collector of the type specimens.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Thryptomene kochii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Thryptomene kochii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Thryptomene kochii". APNI. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ Pritzel, Ernst G. (1911). "Beitrag zur Flora von West-Australien". Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. 10 (5–9): 133. doi:10.1002/fedr.19110100511. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780958034180.