Myrtaceae Juss.
Scholtzia prostrata Rye , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (28 March 2019), An update to the taxonomy of some Western Australian genera of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. 6. Scholtzia. Nuytsia 30: 35 (Table 1), 72-73, Fig. 2A (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Burma Rd, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 13 October 1969, A.C. Burns 138 (holo: PERTH 06165192; iso: CANB, MEL)."
taxonomic synonym: Scholtzia sp. Burma Road (A.C.Burns 138) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Creeping Scholtzia [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From the Latin prostratus (prostrate, lying flat along the ground), in reference to the habit of this species..."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (10 December 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2019. Nuytsia 30: 347 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Scholtzia sp. Burma Road (A.C.Burns 138) WA Herbarium [n/a]