Myrtaceae Juss.
Balaustion karroun 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: 188-189, Figs 1F, 9 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Bonnie Rock, 10 October 1984, Western Australia, B.H. Smith 475 (holo: PERTH 06748414; iso: MEL 1527970 n.v.)."
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Wialki (G.M.Storr s.n. 4/10/1958) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "Named after the Karroun Hill Nature Reserve. The new species has been recorded both to the north-east and to the south of this very large reserve, with all its known localities less than 40 km from the reserve. The epithet is formed as a noun in apposition."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 7 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Wialki (G.M.Storr s.n. 4/10/1958) WA Herbarium [n/a]