Pimelea punicea

Pimelea punicea
In Kakadu National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Pimelea
Species:	P. punicea
Binomial name
Pimelea punicea R.Br.[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Banksia punicea (R.Br.) Kuntze Calyptostregia punicea C.S.P.Foster & Henwood orth. var. Calyptrostegia punicea (R.Br.) Endl. Pimelea punicea var. breviloba Benth. Pimelea punicea R.Br. var. punicea Thecanthes punicea (R.Br.) Wikstr.

Pimelea punicea is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is an annual herb with narrowly egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and clusters of red or orange-red flowers with 4 green, egg-shaped involucral bracts.