Taxandria juniperina commonly known as wattie, native cedar, Warren River cedar[1] or juniper myrtle is a species of tree that grows in the south west corner of Western Australia. This plant was previously classified as Agonis juniperina but is now part of the genus Taxandria. The Noongar peoples know the tree as watti.[2]
Taxandria juniperina occurs mostly as an erect tree or shrub that usually grows to less than 10 metres (33 ft) as a dense shrub but can grow up to 27 metres (89 ft) in its native environment. It has fibrous brown bark that is a light red colour on the underside. It grows as a dense shrub in space or as a tall erect tree when part of a thicket. When the leaves and young stems are bruised they release a spicy perfume from which the plant is recognised to be a member of the family Myrtaceae. It is closely related to Leptospermum (Tea Tree).[3] The tree has evergreen foliage with very narrow leaves, usually 7–13mm long and 0.3–1.5 mm wide. The flowers produced by T. juniperina occur between February and November and are described as upright whitish spikes. Each flower is white with some pink, 5 mm in diameter.[4] The species is distinguished from other members of the genera by its tree habit and the leaves which are typically 7 to 13 millimetres (0.28 to 0.51 in) length and usually flat to very slightly concave above and convex below. It also has glabrous sepals.[5]
Taxandria juniperina occurs in a coastal strip in the south west corner of western Australia from Busselton south to Augusta to Waychinicup just east of Albany.[5] The tree prefers margins of winter-wet or permanent swamps or watercourses, but grows in a range of soil types from loam and peat to sand and gravel.[6]
First formally described by the botanist Johannes Conrad Schauer in 1844 as part of Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's work Plantae Preissianae. The plant was subsequently reclassified to Taxandria juniperina in a 2007 revision by Wheeler and Marchant into the new genus Taxandria.[7]
Taxandria juniperina commonly known as wattie, native cedar, Warren River cedar or juniper myrtle is a species of tree that grows in the south west corner of Western Australia. This plant was previously classified as Agonis juniperina but is now part of the genus Taxandria. The Noongar peoples know the tree as watti.
Taxandria juniperina comúnmente conocida como mirto junípero (juniper myrtle), cedro del río Warren (Warren River cedar) y otros nombres sin traducción exacta como wattle, swamp wattle; es una especie de árbol que crece en el rincón suroeste de Australia Occidental. Esta planta fue previamente clasificada como Agonis juniperina pero ahora es parte del género Taxandria.
T. juniperina se desarrolla mayormente como un árbol erecto o arbusto que usualmente crece menos de 10 metros como un denso arbusto pero puede crecer hasta 27 metros en su medio ambiente natural. Tiene la corteza café fibrosa que es de color rojo claro en la parte de abajo. Crece como un arbusto en espacios desolados o como un árbol erecto cuando forma parte de un bosquecillo. Cuando las hojas o los tallos jóvenes son raspados sueltan un perfume especioso por el cual la planta se reconoce como miembro de la familia Myrtaceae. Está estrechamente relacionado con Leptospermum (Árbol del té).[1] El árbol tiene un follaje perennifolio con hojas muy estrechas, de 0.4-2.5 de largo y 1 mm de ancho. Las flores producidas por T. juniperina aparecen entre febrero y noviembre y están descritas como espigas blancuzcas rectas. Cada flor es blanca con algo de rosa, 5 mm de diámetro. [2]
T. juniperina crece en una faja costera en la esquina suroeste de Australia Occidental desde Busselton (33° S) hasta Albany (35° S). El árbol prefiere las márgenes húmedas provocadas por el invierno o pantanos o cursos de agua, pero crece en un rango de tipos de suelo desde marga, turba, arena y grava.[3]
Taxandria juniperina comúnmente conocida como mirto junípero (juniper myrtle), cedro del río Warren (Warren River cedar) y otros nombres sin traducción exacta como wattle, swamp wattle; es una especie de árbol que crece en el rincón suroeste de Australia Occidental. Esta planta fue previamente clasificada como Agonis juniperina pero ahora es parte del género Taxandria.
Taxandria juniperina là một loài thực vật có hoa trong Họ Đào kim nương. Loài này được (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 2007.[1]
Taxandria juniperina là một loài thực vật có hoa trong Họ Đào kim nương. Loài này được (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 2007.