Myrtaceae Juss.
Balaustion sect. Tilophloia Rye , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (7 July 2022), An expanded circumscription and revision of the Western Australian genus Balaustion (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). Nuytsia 33: 175-176, Fig. 4 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Balaustion grandibracteatum (E.Pritz.) Rye
taxonomic synonym: Tilophloia Trudgen & Rye manuscript name
  • Etymology: "From the Greek tilos (thread, fibre) and phloios (bark), referring to the disintegration of the young stem epidermis into loose fibres before it is shed from the stems."