Scholtzia truncata Rye

Credit:MNHN - H. Sinivassin - 2022

Project:Banc Photo

Specimen

Herbier

MNHN-P-P00877326

Sector

OCE (Oceania)

Collection

Western Australian Herbarium - PERTH

Taxonomy

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Scholtzia

Species

Scholtzia truncata

Name

Scholtzia truncata Rye

Origin

Country label

Australia

Country ISO (code)

Australia (au)

State/Province

Western Australia

Verbatim locality

14.9 km N of Murchison River on North West Coastal Highway

Phenology

Collector's name

M. Trudgen

With

B. Moyle & C. Wilkins

Collector's number

MET 21862

Collection date

2003-7-22

Geographic coordinates

27° 42' 3.996'' S ; 114° 40' 39'' E

-27.70111 ; 114.6775

Description

Scholtzia capitata ? Perennial shrub 2.8 m tall, stem stout at base and with spreading branches. Bark grey, thinly fibrous. Petals pink, calyx lobes pink, petaline. Disc pale creamy pink turning dark pink

Ecological note

Eucalyptus scattered low trees over Callitris open woodland over Acacia, Hakea high open shrubland over Malleostemon (appressed leaf) scattered shrubs. With Santalum acuminatum, Melaleuca cf. cordata, Baeckea pentagonantha ?

Determination

B.L. Rye

21/05/2019