Calytrix leschenaultii

Calytrix leschenaultii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Calytrix
Species: C. leschenaultii
Binomial name
Calytrix leschenaultii
Synonyms

Calycothrix leschenaultii Schauer

Calytrix leschenaultii is a species of shrub in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The species usually grows to between 0.15 and 1 metre high.[2] The flowers are purple with a white or yellow centre and appear between June and November in the species native range.[2][3]

It was first formally described by Johannes Conrad Schauer in 1844 in Plantae Preissianae. He gave it the name Calycothrix leschenaultii. In 1867 George Bentham transferred the species to the genus Calytrix.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Calytrix leschenaultii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. 1 2 "Calytrix leschenaultii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. ↑ "Calytrix leschenaultii". Australian Native Plants Society (ANPSA). Retrieved 2010-03-09.
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