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Thryptomene velutina is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Thryptomene velutina
Conservation status

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. velutina
Binomial name
Thryptomene velutina

The shrub is found in the Mid West region of Western Australia between Geraldton and the Chapman Valley.[1]


Etymology


The specific epithet, velutina, is from the Latin adjective, velutinus, -a, -um, ("velvety"), and refers to the flower's velvety hypanthium, which distinguishes it from other Thryptomene species.[2]


References


  1. "Thryptomene velutina". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. Rye, B.L. (2014). "An update to the taxonomy of some Western Australian genera of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. 3. Thryptomene" (PDF). Nuytsia. 24: 302–304, Fig. 9F-J, 10.


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