Biology:Thryptomene kochii

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Short description: Species of shrub

Thryptomene kochii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. kochii
Binomial name
Thryptomene kochii
E.Pritz.[1]

Thryptomene kochii is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. It typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 3 metres (2 to 10 ft). It blooms between May and October producing pink-white flowers. This thryptomene is found on plains in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy to loamy soils.[2]

This species was first formally described in 1911 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in the journal Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis from specimens collected by Max Koch near Cowcowing in 1904.[3][4] The specific epithet (kochii) honours the collector of the type specimens.[5]

References

  1. "Thryptomene kochii". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/93451. 
  2. "Thryptomene kochii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6058. 
  3. "Thryptomene kochii". APNI. http://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/516430. 
  4. Pritzel, Ernst G. (1911). "Beitrag zur Flora von West-Australien". Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 10 (5–9): 133. doi:10.1002/fedr.19110100511. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/7031#page/139/mode/1up. Retrieved 5 May 2021. 
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780958034180. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15390122 entry