Myrtaceae Juss.
Thryptomene caduca Rye & Trudgen , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (27 November 2014), An update to the taxonomy of some Western Australian genera of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. 3. Thryptomene. Nuytsia 24: 277-279, Figs 1, 2 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Useless Loop Road [between Tamala and Hamelin], Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 1 August 1996, G.J. Keighery & N. Gibson 1992 (holo: PERTH 05045878; iso: CANB, K, MEL).
taxonomic synonym: Thryptomene sp. Tamala (M.E.Trudgen 7384) WA Herbarium [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Thryptomene strongylophylla subsp. Tamala (M.E.Trudgen 7384) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Latin caducus (falling, dropping off early), referring to the early falling of the bracteoles, which are shed from the flower buds."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 17 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Thryptomene sp. Tamala (M.E.Trudgen 7384) WA Herbarium [n/a]