Malleostemon tuberculatus

Malleostemon tuberculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Malleostemon
Species:
M. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Malleostemon tuberculatus

Malleostemon tuberculatus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect slender shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2.5 metres (2.0 to 8.2 ft). It blooms between July and November producing pink-white flowers.

It is found on sand plains and among granite outcrops in an area in the extending from the Mid West into the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay or loamy soils sometimes over laterite.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Malleostemon tuberculatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.