Chamelaucium axillare
| Esperance wax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Chamelaucium |
| Species: | C. axillare
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| Binomial name | |
| Chamelaucium axillare | |
Chamaelaucium axillare, commonly known as Esperance waxflower, is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft). It blooms between September and December producing white-pink-red flowers.[1]
Often grown as an ornamental shrub it has scented evergreen foliage produces red buds and small white flowers. It can be grown as a light screen and used for cut flowers.[2]
Found along the south coast with a scattered distribution in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]
The species was originally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1867 as part of the work Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. in Flora Australiensis. The only synonym is Darwinia axillaris by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1882 in the work Systematic Census of Australian Plants.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Chamelaucium axillare". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Chamelaucium axillare". Australian Native Plants. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Chamelaucium axillare Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 March 2017.