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Scholtzia uniovulata Tye

Specimen

MNHN-P-P00877327
OCE (Oceania)

Taxonomy

Myrtaceae
Scholtzia uniovulata Tye

Origin

Western Australia
Indialla Road, 7.7 km E of Nabawa
fl
2003-7-31
28° 30' 56.016'' S ; 114° 51' 42.012'' E
Large perennial shrub 2.7 m tall. Bark coarsely fibrous light greyish brown. Petals pale pink (darker at the base), disc light green turning pink in older flowers. Calyx lobes white petaline. Sweetly scented (not strong)
In adjoining farmland occurs in Acacia acuminata scattered low trees over Scholtzia high open shrub over weeds. With Acacia saligna ? Pimelea microcephala, Rhagodia, Enchylaena, Muehlenbeckia adpressa, Cassia (c), Dianella

Determination

B.L. Rye 27/05/2019