Conothamnus neglectus
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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: | Conothamnus |
| Species: | C. neglectus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conothamnus neglectus | |
Conothamnus neglectus is a member of the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2] This open shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.0 metre (0.7 to 3.3 ft). It blooms in between July and September producing yellow flowers.[2]
This plant was first formally described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels who published the description in Botanische jahrbucher fur systematik, pflanzengeschichte und pflanzengeographie under the heading Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis:Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse ("Contributions to the knowledge of the plants of West Australia, where they are found and their conditions of existence").[3][4]
In 2014, Lyndley Craven and Robert David Edwards transferred this species to the genus Melaleuca as M. crispii in the Taxon, a name accepted by Plants of the World Online,[5] but not accepted by Australian authorities. (The name M. neglecta was not available, because it had already been used for a different taxon - Melaleuca neglecta. Ewart & B.Wood) The specific epithet (neglectus) means "overlooked", because the species had previously been overlooked.[6]
Found on flats and swampy plains in an area along the south coast in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia, where it grows in sandy or loamy or clay soils.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Conothamnus neglectus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Conothamnus neglectus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Conothamnus neglectus". APNI. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Diels, Ludwig; Pritzel, Ernst G. (1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 430. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Melaleuca crispii". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 259. ISBN 9780958034180.