Penicula [SEP] parent taxon
Penicula
Penicula is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
References.
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Melaleuca penicula
Melaleuca penicula is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a rare species only known from the Fitzgerald River National Park and resembles "Melaleuca eximia" with its spikes of red flowers but its leaves and stamen bundles are different.
Description.
"Melaleuca penicula" is an erect, woody shrub growing to tall. Its leaves are arranged in alternating pairs (decussate) so that there are four rows of leaves along the stem. The leaves