Biology:Kunzea capitata
| Kunzea capitata | |
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| Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Kunzea |
| Species: | K. capitata
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| Binomial name | |
| Kunzea capitata | |
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Kunzea capitata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to New South Wales in Australia.[2]
Description
Kunzea capitata has a spreading or erect habit and may grow up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in height, but is usually within the range of 0.5–1 metre (1 ft 8 in–3 ft 3 in).[3] Flowers are pink to purple, or occasionally white. These are produced on the branch ends in "heads".[2] Leaves are 3.5–9 millimetres (0.14–0.35 in) long and 1.5–4.5 millimetres (0.059–0.177 in) wide, with recurved tips and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long petioles.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by English botanist James Smith in 1797 in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, and given the name Metrosideos capitata.[4] In 1846, Gustav Heynhold transferred the species to Kunzea as K. capitata.[5] The specific epithet (capitata) is derived from the Latin word caput meaning 'head', alluding to the arrangement of the flowers.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in heathland and dry sclerophyll forest from the Ulladulla district northward to Richmond River.[2]
Use in horticulture
The species prefers a moist soil in a lightly shaded to sunny position.[3] It is readily propagated by either seed or cuttings.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kunzea capitata". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/61965.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Kunzea capitata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Kunzea~capitata. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Kunzea capitata". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). https://anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/kunzea-capitata/.
- ↑ "Metrosideos capitata". APNI. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/541691.
- ↑ "Kunzea capitata". APNI. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/467520.
Wikidata ☰ Q6445179 entry
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