Sannantha virgata is a flowering shrub species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The plant grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres high. White flowers appear in spring or summer with 5 rounded petals surrounding 7 to 10 stamens. The fruits are 1–2 mm wide and 2–3 mm in length.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Sannantha |
| Species: | S. virgata
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Taxonomy
editThe species was first formally described in 1775 as Leptospermum virgatum. In 1810 it was placed in the genus Baeckea.[2] By 1997 an Australian Baeckea virgata species complex had been identified which was regarded as separate from the New Caledonian population. From this complex, 8 separate species were identified and placed in the genus Babingtonia. In 2007, the species were placed in the newly created genus Sannantha and assigned the following names:[3][2]
- Sannantha angusta (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
- Sannantha bidwillii (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
- Sannantha brachypoda (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
- Sannantha collina (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
- Sannantha crassa (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
- Sannantha papillosa (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
- Sannantha pluriflora (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson
- Sannantha similis (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
References
edit- ^ "Sannantha virgata (Espece)". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Sannantha virgata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Baeckea virgata = Sannantha spp". James Cook University. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
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