Biology:Balaustion

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Balaustion
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Binomial name
Balaustion pulcherrimum
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Balaustion is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The sole species is Balaustion pulcherrimum, commonly known as the native pomegranate, which is endemic to Western Australia.[2][3]

A formerly included species, Balaustion microphyllum, is currently placed in the genus Cheyniana, as Cheyniana microphylla.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Balaustion". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Balaustion. Retrieved 8 January 2012. 
  2. "Balaustion ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21812. 
  3. Balaustion species list. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Wikidata ☰ Q17443060 entry