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Micrantheum demissum

Micrantheum demissum F.Muell.
Micrantheum demissum
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Micrantheum demissum is a flowering plant in the Picrodendraceae family, native to south-eastern South Australia. It is a compact, monoecious shrub with leaves in whorls of three and pink flowers in leaf axils, typically in groups of up to three.

Description

Micrantheum demissum, described by F.Muell. in 1890, is a low-growing shrub endemic to South Australia. It features lanceolate to ovate leaves arranged in whorls of three and produces pink flowers clustered in the leaf axils. This species belongs to the Picrodendraceae family.

Distribution

South Australia

Synonyms

Micrantheum demissum var. microphyllumAllenia blackianaAllenia blackiana var. microphyllaMicrantheum demissum var. typicum

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