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
APC
[tax. nov.]
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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)."
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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]