Sannantha pluriflora 

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

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Plant  information

Common name:        Tall baeckea  

Conservation status: unkown

Etymology:   

• x

Flowers:                  

• White flowers appear in groups of 3 to 7 between October and April in the species' native range

• These have five rounded petals surrounding 8–15 stamens

Fruit:                         

• The fruits are 2.5 to 3.5 mm in diameter

Leaves:         

•  x

Stem & branches: 

•  Plants grow to 4 m high

Roots:         

• x

Habit:        

• It is a flowering shrub or small tree species 

Habitat:   

• x 

Distribution:                  

•  It is endemic to Australia

• The species occurs from Gippsland in Victoria and northwards to Port Stephens in NSW

Species:                     

• World:            S,    G

• Australia:      S,    G

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • The species was first formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller and given the name Camphoromyrtus pluriflora

  • It was placed in the genus Babingtonia in 1997 

  • In 2007 it was placed in the newly created genus Sannantha

  • For many years the name Baeckea virgata was misapplied to this species, which is endemic to New Caledonia

• Cultivation

  • The species has been cultivated for many years under various names

  • Cultivars include:

    • 'Clarence River'

    • 'Golden'

    • 'La Petite'

    • 'White Cascade'