Cheyniana microphylla
Species of flowering plant
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Cheyniana microphylla (common name bush pomegranate) is a plant in the family Myrtaceae which is endemic to Western Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Cheyniana |
| Species: | C. microphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheyniana microphylla | |
It was first described in 1928 by Charles Gardner as Balaustion microphyllum,[4][5] but was redescribed in 2009 by Barbara Rye as Cheyniana microphylla, when she narrowed the circumscription of Balaustion and described the new genus, Cheyniana.[2][1]
Conservation status
It is considered to be "not threatened".[3]
