Darwinia micropetala

Darwinia micropetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Darwinia
Species:	D. micropetala
Binomial name
Darwinia micropetala (F.Muell.) Benth. [1]
Synonyms
Genetyllis micropetala F.Muell. Chamelaucium micropetalum (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Darwinia micropetala, commonly known as Small Darwinia, is a small shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia. It grows to 0.5 metres high and has small leaves and clusters of small white and pink flowers that appear between June and December in the species native range.^[2][3]

The species was first formally described in 1858 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. He named it Genetyllis micropetala. The species was transferred to the genus Darwinia by English botanist George Bentham in 1865.^[1]

It occurs in south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Darwinia micropetala". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Darwinia+hypericifolia. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Darwinia micropetala". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?genus=Darwinia&species=micropetala. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.