Myrtaceae Juss.
Malleostemon pedunculatus J.W.Green , legitimate, scientific
Green, J.W. (11 October 1983), Malleostemon, a new genus of Myrtaceae (subfamily Leptospermoideae, tribe Chamelaucieae) from south-western Australia. Nuytsia 4(3): 301-303, Figs 31-44, Map 2 BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "35 km ENE of Tamala homestead, 26 deg. 42 min. S lat. x 113 deg. 43 min. E long., August–September 1980, C.A. Howard and T.F. Houston 331–5 (holo: PERTH)."
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet refers to the long peduncles which can exceed the leaves."
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 128 [secondary reference]