Chamelaucium uncinatum
Pl. Preiss. 1: 97. 1844. (as Chamaelaucium)
Common names: Geraldton wax
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Shrubs to 3 m. Leaves: blade linear, 1.6–4 cm × 0.5–1 mm, about as thick as wide, midvein impressed adaxially, apex sharply pointed, often curved downward, surfaces conspicuously glandular. Inflorescences in axils of leaves or bracts, these often deciduous. Peduncles 4–12 mm. Flowers to 2 cm wide; calyx lobes broadly rounded, 0.5–1 mm; petals soon falling, spreading, suborbiculate, 4–5 mm; stamens 1–2 mm, alternate staminodes; filaments of stamens and staminodes fused in a short, tubular ring; style 4 mm.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: ca. 200 m.
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., w Australia.
Discussion
In the flora area, Chamelaucium uncinatum is known from San Diego County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.