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1. Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer in J. G. C. Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 1: 97. 1844. (as Chamaelaucium).
[F I]
Geraldton wax
Shrubs to 3 m. Leaves: blade linear, 1.6–4 cm × 0.5–1 mm, about as thick as wide, midvein impressed adaxially, apex sharply pointed, often curved downward, surfaces conspicuously glandular. Inflorescences in axils of leaves or bracts, these often deciduous. Peduncles 4–12 mm. Flowers to 2 cm wide; calyx lobes broadly rounded, 0.5–1 mm; petals soon falling, spreading, suborbiculate, 4–5 mm; stamens 1–2 mm, alternate staminodes; filaments of stamens and staminodes fused in a short, tubular ring; style 4 mm.
Flowering spring. Disturbed areas; ca. 200 m; introduced; Calif.; w Australia.
In the flora area, Chamelaucium uncinatum is known from San Diego County.
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