Thryptomene

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Scientific Names
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Thryptomene is a genus of small shrubs in the family Myrtaceae which are native to Australia.

Read about Thryptomene in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Thryptomene (Greek word said to refer to the low heath-like appearance of the plant). Myrtaceae. Glabrous heath-like shrubs, which were at one time popular greenhouse plants, now apparently not so commonly in cult. Lvs. opposite, small, entire: fls. small, sessile or pedicelled, solitary at the axils or rarely fasciculate; bracteoles 2; calyx-tube hemispherical, turbinate or short-campanulate limb with 5 petaloid or scarious, entire, spreading segms.; petals 5, persistent, usually connivent above the genital organs; stamens 10; ovary inferior, 1-celled: fr. sometimes 1-seeded, indehiscent, sometimes 2-seeded and spuriously 2-berried. —About 25 species, Austral. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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