Calothamnus huegelii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Calothamnus |
Species: | C. huegelii
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Binomial name | |
Calothamnus huegelii | |
Synonyms | |
Melaleuca caroli-huegelii Craven & R.D.Edwards |
Calothamnus huegelii is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub growing to a height of about 2 metres (6.6 ft) with red flowers in autumn or September. [1] (In 2014 Craven, Edwards and Cowley proposed that the species be renamed Melaleuca caroli-huegelii.) [2]
Calothamnus huegelii was first formally described by Johannes Schauer in 1843 in Dissertatio phytographica de Regelia, Beaufortia et Calothamno. [3] The specific epithet (huegelii) honours Charles von Hügel. [2]
Calothamnus huegelii occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions [1] growing in sand, and gravelly clay over laterite on sandplains. [4]
Calothamnus huegelii is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian government department of parks and wildlife. [1]