Myrtaceae Juss.
Thryptomene dampieri Rye , 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: 281-284, Fig. 4 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: 2 miles [3 km] south of Denham, Western Australia, 21 July 1957, J.W. Green 1422 (holo: PERTH 02188368; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH 02188600).
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea micrantha DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thryptomene micrantha (DC.) C.A.Gardner nom. illeg.
  • Etymology: "Named after William Dampier (1652-1715), the famous English circumnavigator, naturalist and privateer, who collected this species in the Shark Bay area in 1699."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 16 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Thryptomene micrantha (DC.) C.A.Gardner nom. illeg.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea micrantha DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schidiomyrtus micrantha (DC.) Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thryptomene micrantha (DC.) C.A.Gardner nom. illeg.
  • APC Dist.: WA