Thryptomene remota
Thryptomene remota is a flowering plant in the myrtle family that grows only in the northern part of Australia’s Northern Territory. It is an upright shrub, about 0.3 to 3 metres tall, with rough, fibrous bark. The leaves are opposite, narrow and long, about 3.3–6 mm long and 0.7–1.0 mm wide, with a glandular surface.
The flowers appear alone in the leaf axils on short stalks. Each flower has two small boat-shaped bracteoles, and sepals about 1 mm long and 1.5 mm wide. The white or cream petals are about 1.5–1.8 mm across, and there are ten stamens. Flowering has been seen from November to July.
The species was formally described in 1997 by A. R. Bean from specimens collected near Jim Jim Falls in 1981. The name remota means “remote,” referring to its distance from relatives in southwestern Western Australia.
Thryptomene remota grows in shrubland and woodland, mainly in Kakadu National Park and nearby Arnhem Land. It is classified as least concern for conservation in the Northern Territory.
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