Myrtaceae Juss.
Balaustion quinquelobum 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: 194-196, Fig. 9 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "106 km west of Southern Cross, Western Australia, 20 September 1978, R.J. Cranfield 601 (holo: PERTH 09447172; iso: AD, BRI, CANB, HO, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH 03416356)."
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Muntadgin (E.T.Bailey 231) WA Herbarium [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Koonadgin (B.L.Rye & M.E.Trudgen BLR 241137) WA Herbarium [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Baeckea rosea Trudgen manuscript name misapplication: Baeckea grandis var. exserta C.A.Gardner manuscript name
  • Etymology: "From the Latin quinque- (five-) and lobus (lobe), referring to the hypanthium being 5-lobed where it is attached to the pedicel."
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. Muntadgin (E.T.Bailey 231) WA Herbarium [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Koonadgin (B.L.Rye & M.E.Trudgen BLR 241137) WA Herbarium [n/a]