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Sannantha virgata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Sannantha
Species:	S. virgata
Binomial name
*Sannantha virgata* (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Peter G.Wilson
Synonyms
Babingtonia virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) F.Muell. Baeckea virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Andrews Harmogia virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Schauer Leptospermum virgatum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Melaleuca virgata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f.

Sannantha virgata is a flowering shrub species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The plant grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres high. White flowers appear in spring or summer with 5 rounded petals surrounding 7 to 10 stamens. The fruits are 1–2 mm wide and 2–3 mm in length.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1775 as Leptospermum virgatum. In 1810 it was placed in the genus Baeckea. By 1997 an Australian Baeckea virgata species complex had been identified which was regarded as separate from the New Caledonian population. From this complex, 8 separate species were identified and placed in the genus Babingtonia. In 2007, the species were placed in the newly created genus Sannantha and assigned the following names:

Sannantha angusta (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
Sannantha bidwillii (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
Sannantha brachypoda (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
Sannantha collina (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
Sannantha crassa (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
Sannantha papillosa (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson
Sannantha pluriflora (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson
Sannantha similis (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson

References

"Sannantha virgata (Espece)". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
^ "Sannantha virgata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
"Baeckea virgata = Sannantha spp". James Cook University. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

Taxon identifiers
Sannantha virgata	Wikidata: Q7418831 Wikispecies: Sannantha virgata APNI: 207070 BOLD: 664955 CoL: 79J5S GBIF: 3176076 iNaturalist: 135358 IPNI: 77086593-1 NCBI: 444492 Open Tree of Life: 1068300 Plant List: kew-374154 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77086593-1 Tropicos: 100254480 WFO: wfo-0000836859
Leptospermum virgatum	Wikidata: Q39284118 APNI: 101889 GRIN: 21836 IPNI: 597539-1 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:597539-1 Tropicos: 50198036

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