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Baeckea imbricata

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Baeckea imbricata
Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Baeckea
Species:
B. imbricata
Binomial name
Baeckea imbricata

Baeckea imbricata, commonly known as heath myrtle, is a heathland shrub found in coastal areas and nearby ranges in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It grows to 1 metre high and has small ovate leaves that are 3–6 mm long and 2.5 to 5 mm wide. White flowers appear between spring and late summer.[2]

The species was formally described by German botanist Joseph Gaertner in 1788, based on a specimen at the herbarium of Joseph Banks. Gaertner gave the new species the name Jungia imbricata.[3] In 1917 the species was transferred to the genus Baeckea by British botanist George Claridge Druce.[1] The specific epithet imbricata is derived from Latin, referring to the overlapping leaves.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Baeckea imbricata (Gaertn.) Druce". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ Wilson, Peter G. "New South Wales Flora Online: Baeckea imbricata". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ "Jungia imbricata Gaertn". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 25