''Homalocalyx chapmanii'' is a member of the family
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 ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to Western Australia.
The shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between September and October producing red-pink-purple flowers.
It is found on undulating plains and among weather granite in the northern
Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between
Carnamah and
Three Springs where it grows in sandy soils.
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References
chapmanii
Endemic flora of Western Australia
Myrtales of Australia
Rosids of Western Australia
Plants described in 1987
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