Scholtzia capitata

Scholtzia capitata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Scholtzia capitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Scholtzia
Species:
S. capitata
Binomial name
Scholtzia capitata

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2.5 metres (1.0 to 8.2 ft). It blooms between July and December producing pink-white flowers.[1] The plant has little foliage and are used as a bunched cut flower.[2]

It is found in undulating terrain and in winter wet depressions in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1867 in the work Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. in Flora Australiensis. The only synonym is Baeckea capitata as described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1882 in Systematic Census of Australian Plants.[3]

References
  1. "Scholtzia capitata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. "Tiny Myrtaceae". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. "Scholtzia capitata Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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