Hypocalymma strictum
Hypocalymma strictum is a species of shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, endemic to the south west of Western Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Hypocalymma |
| Species: | H. strictum |
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It grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height and produces pink or white flowers between August and May in its native range.
The species was first formally described by botanist Johannes Conrad Schauer in Plantae Preissianae in 1844.[2]
References
- "Hypocalymma strictum Schauer". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Hypocalymma strictum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
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