Kunzea amathicola (Kunzea amathicola)
Description
Kunzea amathicola is a densely-branched large shrub or tree which grows to a height of up to 15 m (50 ft) but is commonly a dense,rounded shrub 2 m (7 ft) high and 3 m (10 ft) wide with interwoven branches.The branches are densely covered with silky hairs and the leaves are of two forms,juvenile and mature.Adult leaves are oblong,lance-shaped to egg-shaped,6–12 mm (0.2–0.5 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) wide while the juvenile leaves are egg-shaped,2.5–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long and 1–2.5 mm (0.04–0.1 in) wide.The flowers are arranged in groups of between five and twenty flowers and the individual flowers are 7–12.5 mm (0.3–0.5 in) in diameter.The floral cup is 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long and 3–6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in diameter.The sepal lobes are 0.5–1.5 mm (0.02–0.06 in) long and 0.5–2 mm (0.02–0.08 in) wide.The petals are white,more or less round to egg-shaped,about 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long and wide and there are between 38 and 90 white stamens.Flowers are present in most months and the fruit are hemispherical capsules which are 2–5 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long and 3.5–6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Kunzea
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