Cyathostemon ambiguus

Cyathostemon ambiguus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[3]

Cyathostemon ambiguus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Cyathostemon
Species:
C. ambiguus
Binomial name
Cyathostemon ambiguus

It is found in an area along the south coast extending from the Great Southern and into the south western Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[3]

Taxonomy

Cyathostemon ambiguus was first described in 1869 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Astartea ambigua,[1][4] but in 2012 was transferred to the genus, Cyathostemon, by Barbara Rye and Malcolm Trudgen.[1][2]

References

  1. "Cyathostemon ambiguus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. Barbara L. Rye; Malcolm E. Trudgen (2012). "Seven new combinations for Western Australian members of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae" (PDF). Nuytsia (in English and English). 22 (6): 394–395. doi:10.58828/NUY00651. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q102788263. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2018.
  3. "Cyathostemon ambiguus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860). "Astartea ambigua". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (12): 32.
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