Thryptomene remota

Thryptomene remota is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the northern part of the Northern Territory. It is an erect shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white or cream-coloured flowers with ten stamens.

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Thryptomene remota is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–3 m (1 ft 0 in – 9 ft 10 in) and has rough, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, prominently glandular, 3.3–6 mm (0.13–0.24 in) long and 0.7–1.0 mm (0.028–0.039 in) wide on a petiole 0.5–0.8 mm (0.020–0.031 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils on peduncles 0.9–1.3 mm (0.035–0.051 in) long with two boat-shaped bracteoles 1.5–1.8 mm (0.059–0.071 in) long and 1.3–1.5 mm (0.051–0.059 in) wide. The sepals lobes are about 1 mm (0.039 in) long and 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide and the petals more or less round, white or cream-coloured, 1.5–1.8 mm (0.059–0.071 in) wide. There are ten stamens and flowering has been observed between November and July.

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