Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer

Geraldton wax (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Chamelaucium

Characteristics

Glabrous shrub, 1-3 m high. Lvs opposite, sessile, 1.5-3 cm long, linear-triquetrous, at least when dry, prominently glandular; apex hooked. Fls in terminal corymbs. Hypanthium 5-6 mm long, turbinate, prominently glandular; lobes very broad, shallow and rounded. Petals 5-6 mm diam., orbicular, pink or white. Stamens much < petals. Ovary apex dark red. Style c. 5 mm long, with plumose ring below stigma. Fr. not seen.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 4.0
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

Flower

Chamelaucium uncinatum flower picture by Julia Wolpertinger (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Chamelaucium uncinatum world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592188-1
WFO ID wfo-0000840529
COL ID TLLJ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chamelaucium affine Chamelaucium uncinatum Darwinia uncinata Chamelaucium uncinatum var. leptophyllum