Astartea cicatricosa

Astartea cicatricosa is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[3]

Astartea cicatricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Astartea
Species:
A. cicatricosa
Binomial name
Astartea cicatricosa

It is found along the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[3]

Etymology

The species epithet, cicatricosa, derives from the Latin cicatricosus ("full of scars"), and refer to the pitting the seeds' surface.[2]

References

  1. "Astartea cicatricosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Rye, B.L. (2013). "A revision of the south-western Australian genus Astartea (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 23: 226–229, Figs 3A, B, 4B, C, 8A.
  3. "Astartea cicatricosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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