Calytrix arborescens
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| Calytrix arborescens | |
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| Near Gunbalanya, Northern Territory | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Calytrix |
| Species: | C. arborescens |
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| Calytrix arborescens | |
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Calytrix arborescens is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Northern Territory. It is a shrub or tree with egg-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers with 45 to 60 white stamens in 2 rows.
Calytrix arborescens is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of up to 7 m (23 ft), and has overlapping egg-shaped leaves, broadly triangular in cross-section, 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long, 0.75–1.0 mm (0.030–0.039 in) wide and sessile. There is a stipules up to 0.2 mm (0.0079 in) long at the base of the leaves. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils, the floral tube is a tapering cylinder with 10 ribs and 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long. The sepals are joined at the base, 3.5–5.0 mm (0.14–0.20 in) long and 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide with a pointed awn. The petals are white, narrowly lance-shaped, 5.0–7.25 mm (0.197–0.285 in) long and 2.25–2.75 mm (0.089–0.108 in) wide and there are about 50 to 60 white stamens in 2 rows. Flowering occurs between June and October.[2][3]