Biology:Scholtzia involucrata
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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: | Scholtzia |
| Species: | S. involucrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce
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Scholtzia involucrata, commonly known as spiked scholtzia, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect, spreading to decumbent shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.5 metres (0.7 to 4.9 ft).[1] The evergreen leaves are 4 to 9 millimetres (0.157 to 0.354 in) in length.[2] It blooms between November and May producing pink-white flowers.[1] Each flower has a diameter of 8 mm (0.315 in).[2]
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Claridge Druce in 1917 as part of the work Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian as published in The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916 There are three known synonyms; Baeckea obovata, Scholtzia obovata and Baeckea involucrata.[3]
It is found on sand plains and ridges along the west coast in the Wheatbelt and Peel regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1] The plant is part of the understorey in kwongan or Banksia woodland communities.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Scholtzia involucrata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6033.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Margaret G. Corrick; Bruce Alexander Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Rosenburg Publishing. ISBN 9781877058844.
- ↑ "Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2921156#names. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q29467926 entry
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