''Taxandria fragrans'' is a shrub species that is endemic to an area in south western

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 ...

. The shrub grows to a maximum height of approximately . It blooms from February to May producing white flowers. Often found in wet areas such as swamps, rivers and valleys in coastal areas along the

South West The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

region of Western Australia where it grows in peaty sandy or loamy soils over laterite. It was first formally described by the

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

s, John Wheeler and Neville Marchant in 2007, as part of the work '' A revision of the Western Australian genus Agonis (Myrtaceae) and two new segregate genera Taxandria and Paragonis'' in the journal

Nuytsia ''Nuytsia floribunda'' is a hemiparasitic tree found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as moodjar and, more recently, the Christmas tree or Western Australian Christmas tree. The display of intensely bright flowers during the ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15388286 fragrans Myrtales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Trees of Australia Trees of Mediterranean climate Plants described in 2007 Taxa named by Neville Graeme Marchant