Baeckea latifolia
| Baeckea latifolia | |
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| In the Australian National Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Baeckea |
| Species: | B. latifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Baeckea latifolia (
A.R.Bean[1] | |
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Baeckea latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family
Description
Baeckea latifolia is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) and has arching branches. The leaves are elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long and 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) wide on a
Taxonomy
This baeckea was first formally described in 1867 by George Bentham who gave it the name Baeckea gunniana var. latifolia in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Ferdinand von Mueller in "Baw-Baw Mountains.[5][6] In 1997, Anthony Bean raised the variety to species status as Baeckea latifolia in the journal Telopea.[3][7] The specific epithet (latifolia) means "broad-leaved".[8]
Distribution and habitat
Baeckea latifolia grows in the edges of snow gum woodlands and in grassland at altitudes above 1,300 m (4,300 ft) in eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Baeckea latifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b Wilson, Peter G. "Baeckea latifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ ISSN 0312-9764.
- ^ a b Stajsic, Val. "Baeckea latifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Baeckea gunniana var. latifolia". APNI. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 3. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 79. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Baeckea latifolia". APNI. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ISBN 9780958034180.