Cyathostemon ambiguus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[3]

Cyathostemon ambiguus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Cyathostemon
Species:
C. ambiguus
Binomial name
Cyathostemon ambiguus

It is found in an area along the south coast extending from the Great Southern and into the south western Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[3]

Taxonomy

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Cyathostemon ambiguus was first described in 1869 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Astartea ambigua,[1][4] but in 2012 was transferred to the genus, Cyathostemon, by Barbara Rye and Malcolm Trudgen.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cyathostemon ambiguus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. ^ a b Barbara L. Rye; Malcolm E. Trudgen (2012). "Seven new combinations for Western Australian members of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae" (PDF). Nuytsia (in English and English). 22 (6): 394–395. doi:10.58828/NUY00651. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q102788263. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Cyathostemon ambiguus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860). "Astartea ambigua". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (12): 32.