Thryptomene saxicola

Thryptomene saxicola
White flower form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Thryptomene
Species: T. saxicola
Binomial name
Thryptomene saxicola
Synonyms
  • Astraea saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Schauer
  • Baeckea saxicola A.Cunn. ex Otto & A.Dietr. nom. illeg.
  • Baeckea saxicola (Schauer) F.Muell.
  • Baeckea saxicola A.Cunn. ex Hook
  • Bucheria saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Heynh.
  • Gomphotis saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Raf.
  • Paryphantha camphorata F.Muell. ex Miq. nom. inval.
  • Scholtzia decandra F.Muell.

Thryptomene saxicola, commonly known as rock thryptomene, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae.[1][2] It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high and produces white or pink flowers between February and November in the species native range. The species is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Cultivars include:

  • F.C. Payne' ('Paynei') - similar to the typical form, introduced to cultivation in the 1960s or before.[3]
  • 'Minginew' - mauve-pink flowers[4] It has recently been hypothesized that this may be a form of Thryptomene hyporhytis or an unnamed species.[2]
  • 'Pink Lace'- deeper pink flowers, compact form[3]
  • 'Seatonii'[3]
  • 'Supernova'- pale pink flowers[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thryptomene saxicola". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 "Thryptomene saxicola". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Spencer, Roger (2002). Horticultural Flora of South Eastern Australia. UNSW Press.
  4. 1 2 Elliot, Rodger (2008). Australian Plants for Gardens in the Sun. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 116.


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