Kunzea baxteri
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| Kunzea baxteri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Kunzea |
| Species: | K. baxteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Kunzea baxteri (Klotzsch) Schauer | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pentagonaster baxteri Klotzsch | |
Kunzea baxteri is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, where it occurs on granite outcrops and hills.[1]
It grows to between 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) and 4 metres (13 ft) in height. It is one of two Kunzea species that produces red flowers (the other being Kunzea pulchella).[2] The flowers are produced between July and March in its native range.[1]
The species was first formally described by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch as Pentagonaster baxteri in 1836 in Allgemeine Gartenzeitung.[3] The name was revised to Kunzea baxteri by Johannes Conrad Schauer in 1844.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Kunzea baxteri". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ McCarthy, Norm. "The Genus Kunzea". Australian Plants Online. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ↑ "Pentagonaster baxteri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Kunzea baxteri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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