Chamelaucium axillare, commonly known as Esperance waxflower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Chamelaucium |
Species: | C. axillare |
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Chamelaucium axillare Benth.[1] | |
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The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft). It blooms between September and December producing white-pink-red flowers.[2]
Often grown as an ornamental shrub it has scented evergreen foliage produces red buds and small white flowers. It can be grown as a light screen and used for cut flowers.[3]
Found along the south coast with a scattered distribution in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[2]
The species was originally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1867 Flora Australiensis.[4][5] In 1882, Ferdinand von Mueller changed the name toDarwinia axillaris in his Systematic Census of Australian Plants, but the name has not been accepted by other authorities.[6][7]
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