Hypocalymma facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hypocalymma |
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| Hypocalymma xanthopetalum | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Chamelaucieae |
| Genus: | Hypocalymma (Endl.) Endl. |
Hypocalymma is a group of evergreen shrubs, which are small, bushy plants that keep their leaves all year round. They belong to the Myrtaceae family, also known as the myrtle family. Scientists first described this group of plants in 1840. All Hypocalymma plants are found only in southern Western Australia, meaning they are endemic to that area. This means they naturally grow nowhere else in the world!
Discovering Hypocalymma Plants
Scientists first officially named and described the Hypocalymma group of plants in 1840. This was an important step for understanding the different types of plants in the world. Since then, many more specific kinds of Hypocalymma have been found and named.
Types of Hypocalymma Species
There are many different kinds of Hypocalymma plants. Each one is a unique species. Here is a list of the species that scientists have formally described and accepted:
- Hypocalymma angustifolium (Endl.) Schauer (also known as white myrtle)
- Hypocalymma angustifolium (Endl.) Schauer subsp. angustifolium
- Hypocalymma asperum Schauer
- Hypocalymma connatum Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma cordifolium Lehm. ex Schauer
- Hypocalymma elongatum (Strid & Keighery) Rye
- Hypocalymma ericifolium Benth.
- Hypocalymma gardneri Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma hirsutum Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma jessicae Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma linifolium Turcz.
- Hypocalymma longifolium F.Muell.
- Hypocalymma melaleucoides Gardner ex Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma minus (Strid & Keighery) Keighery
- Hypocalymma myrtifolium Turcz.
- Hypocalymma phillipsii Harv.
- Hypocalymma puniceum C.A.Gardner (also known as large myrtle)
- Hypocalymma robustum (Endl.) Lindl. (also known as Swan River myrtle)
- Hypocalymma scariosum Schauer
- Hypocalymma serrulatum Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma speciosum Turcz.
- Hypocalymma strictum Schauer
- Hypocalymma sylvestre Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma tenuatum Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma tetrapterum Turcz.
- Hypocalymma uncinatum Strid & Keighery
- Hypocalymma verticillare Rye
- Hypocalymma xanthopetalum F.Muell.
