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Homalocalyx chapmanii (Homalocalyx chapmanii)

Description

Homalocalyx chapmanii is a member of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.5 metres (0.7 to 1.6 ft).It blooms between September and October producing red-pink-purple flowers. It is found on undulating plains and among weather granite in the northern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between Carnamah and Three Springs where it grows in sandy soils.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Homalocalyx