Hypocalymma angustifolium

White myrtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Hypocalymma
Species:
H. angustifolium
Binomial name
Hypocalymma angustifolium
Synonyms[1]
  • Hypocalymma angustifolium var. acerosum Schauer
  • Hypocalymma angustifolium (Endl.) Schauer var. angustifolium
  • Hypocalymma angustifolium var. linophyllum Schauer
  • Hypocalymma angustifolium var. verrucosum Schauer
  • Hypocalymma suavis Lindl.
Flower detail

Hypocalymma angustifolium, commonly known as white myrtle,[2] or pink-flowered myrtle,[3] is a species of flowering in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south west region of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as koodgeed or kudjidi.[4] It is an erect, multi-stemmed shrub with narrowly linear leaves, white or pale pink flowers .

  1. ^ a b "Hypocalymma angustifolium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Hypocalymma angustifolium F.Muell". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ANBG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.