Sannantha virgata

Sannantha virgata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Sannantha
Species:
S. virgata
Binomial name
Sannantha virgata
Synonyms
  • Babingtonia virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) F.Muell.
  • Baeckea virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Andrews
  • Harmogia virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Schauer
  • Leptospermum virgatum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
  • Melaleuca virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f.

Sannantha virgata is a flowering shrub species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The plant grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres high. White flowers appear in spring or summer with 5 rounded petals surrounding 7 to 10 stamens. The fruits are 1–2 mm wide and 2–3 mm in length.[1]

  1. ^ "Sannantha virgata (Espece)". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 7 January 2011.