Malleostemon tuberculatus
Malleostemon tuberculatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Malleostemon |
Species: | M. tuberculatus
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Binomial name | |
Malleostemon tuberculatus (E.Pritz.) J.W.Green
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Malleostemon tuberculatus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect slender shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2.5 metres (2.0 to 8.2 ft). It blooms between July and November producing pink-white flowers.
It is found on sand plains and among granite outcrops in an area in the extending from the Mid West into the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay or loamy soils sometimes over laterite.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Malleostemon tuberculatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Categories:
- Malleostemon
- Flora of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1983
- Myrtaceae stubs