Kunzea salina

Kunzea salina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Kunzea
Species: K. salina
Binomial name
Kunzea salina
(Trudgen & Keighery) Toelken & de Lange
Synonyms

Angasomyrtus salina Trudgen & Keighery

Kunzea salina is a species of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It was previously classified in the monotypic genus Angasomyrtus as Angasomyrtus salina. The name is still accepted by some authorities,[1][2] while others accept its transfer into genus Kunzea as Kunzea salina.[3][4]

The plant is endemic to Western Australia.[5]

References

  1. Leptospermum and Relatives. Australian Native Plants Society.
  2. Angasomyrtus. The Plant List.
  3. de Lange, P. J., et al. (2010). A molecular phylogeny and infrageneric classification for Kunzea (Myrtaceae) inferred from rDNA ITS and ETS sequences. Australian Systematic Botany 23(5), 309-19.
  4. Kunzea salina. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. Kunzea salina. Atlas of Living Australia.
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