Myrtaceae Juss.
Balaustion mukinbudin 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: 190-191, Figs 1C,H,J,K, 10 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "north-east of Mukinbudin, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 15 October 2005, M. Hislop & F. Hort MH 3528 (holo: PERTH 07421486; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW)."
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Elsewhere Road (M.E.Trudgen 5420) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "Named after the town of Mukinbudin, which is a centre for the occurrence of Balaustion, with seven additional taxa recorded in or near the Shire of Mukinbudin: B. bimucronatum, B. exsertum, B. filifolium, B. interruptum, B. karroun, B. pulcherrimum and B. quinquelobum. 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: 6 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Elsewhere Road (M.E.Trudgen 5420) WA Herbarium [n/a]