Thryptomene racemulosa
Thryptomene racemulosa 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 0.3 to 1.5 metres (1 to 5 ft) and blooms between July and October producing pink-white flowers.[2] It is found on sand plains and low ridges in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly sandy soils.[2] It was first formally described in 1847 by Nikolai Turczaninow in the Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou from specimens collected by James Drummond.[3][4] The specific epithet (racemulosa) means "small raceme".[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Thryptomene |
| Species: | T. racemulosa |
| Binomial name | |
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References
- "Thryptomene racemulosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- "Thryptomene racemulosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Thryptomene racemulosa". APNI. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- Turczaninow, Nikolai (1862). "Thryptomene racemulosa". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 20 (1): 156. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 291. ISBN 9780958034180.
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