Calothamnus huegelii

Calothamnus huegelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calothamnus
Species: C. huegelii
Binomial name
Calothamnus huegelii
Schauer
Synonyms

Melaleuca caroli-huegelii Craven & R.D.Edwards

Calothamnus huegelii is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub growing to a height of about 2 metres (6.6 ft) with red flowers in autumn or September.[1] (In 2014 Craven, Edwards and Cowley proposed that the species be renamed Melaleuca caroli-huegelii.)[2]

Calothamnus huegelii was first formally described by Johannes Schauer in 1843 in Dissertatio phytographica de Regelia, Beaufortia et Calothamno.[3] The specific epithet (huegelii) honours Charles von Hügel.[2]

Calothamnus huegelii occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions[1] growing in sand, and gravelly clay over laterite on sandplains.[4]

Calothamnus huegelii is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian government department of parks and wildlife.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Calothamnus huegelii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 Craven, Lyn A.; Edwards, Robert D.; Cowley, Kirsten J. (30 June 2014). "New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae)". Taxon. 63 (3): 664. doi:10.12705/633.38. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. "Calothamnus huegelii". APNI. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 351. ISBN 0646402439.


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