Pericalymma ellipticum

Common name: Swamp Teatree

Meaning of name:

Pericalymma is from the Greek words peri, meaning around, about or near, and calymma, meaning a covering, hood or veil. Ellipticum is from the Greek word ellipticos, meaning having the form of an ellipse. Botanically this implies acute, not rounded, ends.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

An erect shrub up to 1 metre tall. The pink or white flowers are produced from September to December.

Associations:

Castiarina picta has been seen feeding on the flowers.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2900436

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6006