Lithomyrtus retusa
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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: | Lithomyrtus |
| Species: | L. retusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithomyrtus retusa | |
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Fenzlia retusa Endl. | |
Lithomyrtus retusa is a member of the family Myrtaceae native to Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.[1] It was first described in 1834 by Stephan Endlicher as Fenzlia retusa,[2][3] but in 1999 it was assigned to the genus, Lithomyrtus, to give its currently accepted name, by Neil Snow and Gordon Guymer.[2][4]
The small tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It blooms between January and December producing white-pink flowers.[5]
It is found in gullies, escarpments and streambanks in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in skeletal soils over sandstone.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lithomyrtus retusa (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ a b "Lithomyrtus retusa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ Endlicher, S.F.L. (1834), Atakta Botanika 3: 20, t. XVIII.
- ^ Neil Snow; Gordon P Guymer (1999). "Systematic and cladistic studies of Myrtella F. Muell. and Lithomyrtus F. Muell. (Myrtaceae)". Austrobaileya. 5: 173-207 [198-199, Fig. 8A-G]. ISSN 0155-4131. JSTOR 41739139. Wikidata Q92300797.
- ^ a b "Lithomyrtus retusa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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