Thryptomene hexandra

taxobox
name = "Thryptomene hexandra "
status = R
status_system = QLDNCA
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Thryptomene"
species = "T. hexandra"
species_authority = C.T.White.
binomial = "Thryptomene hexandra "
binomial_authority =
synonyms = "Thryptomene micrantha" Hook.f.|

"Thryptomene hexandra" is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to Australia.

It grows to 2.5 metres in height, with a spreading habit, and produces white flowers in the upper leaf axils in groups of 1-3.NSW Flora Online|author=Peter G. Wilson |genus=Thryptomene |species= hexandra] It has leaves which are narrow and up to 8 mm in length.

This member of the "Thryptomene" genus produces a strong-flavoured honey marketed under the name "goo bush".Fact|date=June 2008.

Distribution

It is occurs in New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. In the Northern Territory it occurs solely in the Finke Gorge National Park and is known there as the Palm Valley Myrtle.cite web|title=Palm Valley Myrtle|work=Threatened Species of the Northern Territory|url=http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/threatened/pdf/plants/Thryptomene_hexandra_VU.pdf|publisher=Northern Territory Government]

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