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Pericalymma ellipticum

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Pericalymma ellipticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Pericalymma
Species:
P. ellipticum
Binomial name
Pericalymma ellipticum

Pericalymma ellipticum, commonly known as a swamp teatree, is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 3 metres (9.8 ft). It blooms between October and January producing white-pink flowers.

It is found on elevated areas in swamps and on seasonally wet flats in the Peel, South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in leached sands to clay soils over laterite.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pericalymma ellipticum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.