Biology:Hypocalymma puniceum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Hypocalymma puniceum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Hypocalymma |
| Species: | H. puniceum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypocalymma puniceum C.A.Gardner
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Hypocalymma puniceum, commonly known as the large myrtle, is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 1.0 metre (0.5 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between December and April producing pink-red flowers.
It is found in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly sandy tor loam soils.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hypocalymma puniceum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5821.
Wikidata ☰ Q15367313 entry
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