Cryptandra amara

Cryptandra amara
In the Royal National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Cryptandra
Species:
C. amara
Binomial name
Cryptandra amara
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptandra amara Sm. var. amara
  • Cryptandra amara var. longiflora F.Muell. ex Maiden & Betche
  • Cryptandra ericaefolia Sieber ex Fenzl nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Cryptandra largiflora F.Muell. ex Reissek
  • Cryptandra nervata Reissek
  • Cryptandra sieberi Fenzl
  • Cryptandra sieberi var. angustifolia Fenzl
  • Cryptandra sieberi var. latifolia Fenzl
  • Cryptandra sieberi Fenzl var. sieberi

Cryptandra amara, commonly known as bitter cryptandra[2] or pretty pearlflower,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a densely-branched shrub with clustered, more or less linear to egg-shaped or elliptic leaves, and tube-shaped white flowers arranged on the ends of branchlets.

  1. ^ a b "Cryptandra amara". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ Harden, Gwen J. "Cryptandra amara". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Cryptandra amara". Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 22 August 2022.