Asteromyrtus magnifica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Asteromyrtus |
Species: | A. magnifica
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Binomial name | |
Asteromyrtus magnifica | |
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Asteromyrtus magnifica is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia.
The species grows as a slender shrub or small tree up to 3 m in height by 1.5 m across. The bark is brown, rough and fibrous. The flowers occur as cream to yellow globular inflorescences. [1]
The species has a restricted distribution in the Top End of the Northern Territory. [2] It occurs among dissected rocky outcrops and along seasonal creeks on the sandstone plateaus of Arnhem Land as well as on Groote Eylandt and adjacent islands. [1]