Thryptomene remota
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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: | Thryptomene |
| Species: | T. remota
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| Thryptomene remota | |
Thryptomene remota is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the northern part of the Northern Territory. It is an erect shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white or cream-coloured flowers with ten stamens.
Description
[edit]Thryptomene remota is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–3 m (1 ft 0 in – 9 ft 10 in) and has rough, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, prominently glandular, 3.3–6 mm (0.13–0.24 in) long and 0.7–1.0 mm (0.028–0.039 in) wide on a petiole 0.5–0.8 mm (0.020–0.031 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils on peduncles 0.9–1.3 mm (0.035–0.051 in) long with two boat-shaped bracteoles 1.5–1.8 mm (0.059–0.071 in) long and 1.3–1.5 mm (0.051–0.059 in) wide. The sepals lobes are about 1 mm (0.039 in) long and 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide and the petals more or less round, white or cream-coloured, 1.5–1.8 mm (0.059–0.071 in) wide. There are ten stamens and flowering has been observed between November and July.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Thryptomene remota was first formally described in 1997 by Anthony Bean in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens by Clyde Dunlop collected near Jim Jim Falls in 1981.[2][3] The specific epithet (remota) means "remote" referring to the species' distance from its relatives in the south-west of Western Australia.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This thryptomene grows in shrubland and woodland, mainly in Kakadu National Park and parts of nearby Arnhem Land.[2][4]
Conservation status
[edit]Thryptomene remota is classified as of "least concern" under the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thryptomene remota". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d Bean, Anthony R. (1997). "A new species of Thryptomene Endl. and a new species of Ochrosperma Trudgen (Myrtaceae) from the Northern Territory, Australia". Austrobaileya. 4 (4): 647–648.
- ^ "Thryptomene remota". APNI. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Thryptomene remota". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 29 May 2021.