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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balaustion is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The sole species is Balaustion pulcherrimum, commonly known as the native pomegranate, which is endemic to Western Australia.[2][3]
Balaustion | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Chamelaucieae |
Genus: | Balaustion Hook.[1] |
Species: | B. pulcherrimum |
Binomial name | |
Balaustion pulcherrimum Hook. | |
A formerly included species, Balaustion microphyllum, is currently placed in the genus Cheyniana, as Cheyniana microphylla.[1]
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