Baeckea robusta
Baeckea robusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to an area along the west coast Western Australia. It is an erect and slender shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.9 to 2.6 metres (3.0 to 8.5 ft) and blooms between June and December producing white to white-pink flowers. It is found on sand plains and around limestone outcrops in the coastal parts of the Mid West and extending south into the north west of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils over laterite or limestone.[2]
| Baeckea robusta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Baeckea |
| Species: | B. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Baeckea robusta | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Babingtonia robusta (F.Muell.) F.Muell. | |
The species was first formally described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in his book Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, from specimens collected near the Murchison River by Augustus Oldfield.[3][4]
See also
References
- "Baeckea robusta". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Baeckea robusta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Baeckea robusta". APNI. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 72–73. Retrieved 10 February 2022.