Kunzea jucunda

Kunzea jucunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Kunzea
Species: K. jucunda
Binomial name
Kunzea jucunda
(Klotzsch) Diels & E.Pritz. [1]

Kunzea jucunda is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, where it occurs on sandy or rocky soils of undulating plains.[2]

It grows to between 0.6 and 1.2 metres in height and produces pink or purple flowers between August and October in its native range.[2]

The species was first formally described by Ludwig Diels and Ernst Pritz in 1904.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kunzea jucunda". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=7669. 
  2. ^ a b "Kunzea jucunda". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5834.