''Malleostemon tuberculatus'' is a plant
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of the family
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pÅhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
endemic
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to Western Australia.
The erect slender shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between July and November producing pink-white flowers.
It is found on sand plains and among granite outcrops in an area in the extending from the
Mid West
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into the
Wheatbelt and
Goldfields-Esperance regions of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
where it grows in sandy or clay or loamy soils sometimes over laterite.
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tuberculatus
''Tuberculatus'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Aphididae.
The genus was described in 1894 by Aleksandr Mordvilko.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range ...
Flora of Western Australia
Plants described in 1983
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