Balaustion polyandrum

Balaustion polyandrum is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually a shrub with egg-shaped leaves, the narrower end towards the base, and white flowers with about 30 stamens.

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Balaustion polyandrum is a shrub that typically grows to 50 cm (20 in) high, the flowering branchlets with one pair of flowers. Its leaves are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 1.2–1.5 mm (0.047–0.059 in) wide, the lower surface narrowly keeled with one or two rows of oil glands each side of the midvein. The flowers are 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) in diameter on a peduncle 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long. The floral tube is 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide, the sepals egg-shaped, 0.8–1 mm (0.031–0.039 in) long, about 3 mm (0.12 in) wide and deep reddish with a whitish border, and the petals are white, 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, with about 30 stamens. Flowering has been recorded in October.

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