Swan River myrtle | |
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Hypocalymma robustum in John Forrest National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Hypocalymma |
Species: | H. robustum
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Binomial name | |
Hypocalymma robustum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Leptospermum robustum Endl. |
Hypocalymma robustum, commonly known as Swan River myrtle,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, multistemmed shrub or shrublet with linear to narrowly oblong leaves and pink flowers arranged in pairs in leaf axils, with 35 to 60 stamens.