Calytrix cravenii explained

Calytrix cravenii is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub with linear leaves and clusters of white flowers with 18 to 29 white stamens in several rows.

Description

Calytrix cravenii is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of up to . The leaves are linear, long, wide on a petiole long. The flowers are borne on a peduncle long with green to light brown bracteoles long. The floral tube is long and has 55 ribs. The sepals are long and wide and lack awns. The petals are white, about long and wide with 18 to 29 white stamens, the longest filaments long. Flowering occurs from early September to early December.[1]

Taxonomy

Calytrix cravenii was first formally described in 2017 by Francis Jason Nge and Kevin R. Thiele in the journal Nuytsia from specimens inadvertently designated as Lhotskya scabra by Lyndley Craven in Australian Systematic Botany.[2] The specific epithet (cravenii) honours Lyndley Craven.

Distribution and habitat

This species of Calytrix is found in a range of habitats, often on sandplains, between Dongara, Wongan Hills and Narrogin in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

Conservation status

This star flower is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Notes and References

  1. Nge . Francis J. . Thiele . Kevin R. . A revision of the Calytrix acutifolia complex (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). . Nuytsia . 2017 . 28 . 330–333 . 27 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Calytrix cravenii . Australian Plant Name Index . 27 July 2024.