''Balaustion'' is a
monotypic genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the myrtle
family
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,
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pÅhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All spe ...
. The sole species is ''Balaustion pulcherrimum'', commonly known as the native pomegranate, which is
endemic
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to
Western Australia
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.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
A formerly included species, ''Balaustion microphyllum'', is currently placed in the genus '' Cheyniana'', as ''Cheyniana microphylla
''Cheyniana microphylla'' (common name bush pomegranate) is a plant in the family Myrtaceae which is endemic to Western Australia.
It was first described in 1928 by Charles Gardner as ''Balaustion microphyllum'', but was redescribed in 2009 by ...
''.[
]
References
Myrtaceae
Monotypic Myrtaceae genera
Myrtales of Australia
Endemic flora of Western Australia
Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker
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