Sannantha whitei
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sannantha whitei | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Sannantha |
| Species: | S. whitei |
| Binomial name | |
| Sannantha whitei | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Sannantha sp. Goonoowigall Bushland Reserve (G.J.White NE 66952) | |
Sannantha whitei is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in north-eastern New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg-shaped leaves, and white flowers arranged singly, in pairs or groups of three in leaf axils.
Sannantha whitei is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in), its young stems more or less square in cross-section. Its leaves are narrowly elliptic to narrowly egg-shaped, the narrower end towards the base, 2.7–4 mm (0.11–0.16 in) long and 0.7–1.1 mm (0.028–0.043 in) wide on a petiole 0.5–0.6 mm (0.020–0.024 in) long. The flowers are up to 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) in diameter and arranged singly, in pairs, or groups of three in leaf axils on a peduncle 1.0–3.5 mm (0.039–0.138 in) long. Each flower is on a pedicel 1.2–3.0 mm (0.047–0.118 in) long with bracteoles at the base, but that fall off as the flowers develop. The sepal have a thickened central rib, the petals are white, 2.2–3.0 mm (0.087–0.118 in) long and there are usually 6 to 8 stamens. Flowering occurs in summer and autumn and the fruit is a capsule 1.0–1.8 mm (0.039–0.071 in) in diameter.[2]