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Thryptomene kochii

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Thryptomene kochii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. kochii
Binomial name
Thryptomene kochii

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

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  1. ^ "Thryptomene kochii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Thryptomene kochii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Thryptomene kochii". APNI. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  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. 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.