Thryptomene hyporhytis

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Thryptomene hyporhytis
In Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. hyporhytis
Binomial name
Thryptomene hyporhytis
Turcz.[1]

Thryptomene hyporhytis is a shrub species in the family

endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.2 and 0.7 metres high and produces white or pink flowers between June and October in the species' native range.[2] It was first formally described in 1862 by Nikolai Turczaninow in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.[3][4] The specific epithet (hyporhytis) means "under wrinkle", referring to the ribbed floral cup.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Thryptomene hyporhytis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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  3. ^ "Thryptomene hyporhytis". APNI. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ Turczaninow, Nikolai (1862). "Thryptomene hyporhytis". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 35 (3): 326–327. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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