Biology:Hypocalymma melaleucoides

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hypocalymma melaleucoides

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Hypocalymma
Species:
H. melaleucoides
Binomial name
Hypocalymma melaleucoides
Strid & Keighery

Hypocalymma melaleucoides is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 0.7 metres (1.6 to 2.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing pink-blue flowers.

It is found in a small area along the south coast in swamps or breakaways in the Great Southern region of Western Australia centred around Ravensthorpe where it grows in sandy to loamy soils over quartzite.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15367061 entry