| Scholtzia capitata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Scholtzia |
| Species: | S. capitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scholtzia capitata | |
Scholtzia capitata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2.5 metres (1.0 to 8.2 ft). It blooms between July and December producing pink-white flowers.[1] The plant has little foliage and are used as a bunched cut flower.[2]
It is found in undulating terrain and in winter wet depressions in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1867 in the work Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. in Flora Australiensis. The only synonym is Baeckea capitata as described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1882 in Systematic Census of Australian Plants.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Scholtzia capitata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ↑ "Tiny Myrtaceae". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ↑ "Scholtzia capitata Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 April 2017.