familyMyrtaceae
genusChamelaucium
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Chamelaucium
Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5: 39, plate 3, fig. B, plate 4. 1819.
Common names: Waxflower
Etymology: Derivation uncertain possibly Greek chamai, dwarf, and lauchis, poplar, alluding to flower or kamelaukion, headdress of medieval Popes, alluding to form of calyptra
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Chamelaucium uncinatum Eucalyptus camaldulensis Eucalyptus globulus |
Shrubs, glabrous. Leaves decussate; blade venation inconspicuous. Inflorescences 1-flowered, axillary, flowers solitary in corymbose clusters. Flowers 5-merous, sessile or pedicellate; hypanthium obconic to cylindric-obconic, prolonged and bowl-like beyond ovary summit; perianth parts distinct; petals white, pink, or purple, [yellow]; stamens ca. 10, about as long as perianth, equal number of staminodes sometimes present; ovary 1-locular; style equal to or longer than stamens, with a ring of hairs just below stigma; ovules 4–8. Fruits nutlike. Seed 1, winged or not. x = 11.
Distribution
Introduced; California, Australia
Discussion
Species ca. 13 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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dehiscing +
inconspicuous +
absent +
absent +
imbricate +
equaling +
nutlike +
Waxflower +
oily +
starchy +
absent +
scant +
epigynous +
nutlike +
young +
aromatic +
prolonged +
1-flowered +
axillary +
true +
decussate +
persistent +
sinuate +
carpellate +
axile +
bitegmic +
multiseriate +
biseriate +
4;8 +
distinct +
imbricate +
Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. +
1819 +
unarmed +
clonal +
terrestrial +
glabrous +
synoecious +
equal +
absent +
true +
longer +
surrounding +
equal +
Chamelaucium +
Myrtaceae +
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