Thryptomene
Sign in to savethumb|Thryptomene denticulata
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 69
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- MEL, SD, RSA, WIS
- Recorded in
- Dominican Republic, United States, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Sudan, Mexico, Paraguay
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species list
- Use in horticulture
- References
thumb|Thryptomene denticulata
Thryptomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Thryptomene are shrubs with small leaves arranged in opposite pairs and white or pink flowers. About forty-seven species of Thryptomene, occurring in all Australian states and the Northern Territory, have been formally described.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thryptomene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.