Myrtaceae Juss.
Malleostemon costatus Rye & Trudgen , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (13 May 2016), An update to the taxonomy of some Western Australian genera of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. 4. Malleostemon. Nuytsia 27: 108-109, Fig. 1A (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "north of Northampton, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 23 September 2002, M.E. Trudgen 21672 (holo: PERTH 06360688; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW)."
taxonomic synonym: Malleostemon sp. Yerina (S.J.Patrick 2728) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is Latin for ribbed and refers to the rather prominent ribs on the hypanthium."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 128 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Malleostemon sp. Yerina (S.J.Patrick 2728) WA Herbarium [n/a]