Thryptomene
(from thrypto, to break or crush; in allusion to the humble, Heath-like aspect of the plant). ORD. Myrtaceae. A genus comprising seventeen species of greenhouse, Heath-like, glabrous, Australian shrubs. Flowers small, axillary, solitary or rarely in twos or threes; calyx five-lobed, persistent; petals five, persistent, usually connivent over the stamens; stamens five or ten. Leaves opposite, small, entire. The only species introduced was formerly included under Baeckea (which see for culture).
T. saxicola (rock-loving). fl. white, on slender pedicels 1/8in. long, in the upper axils. July. l. obovate-oblong, flat, obtuse or slightly acute, 1/8in. to 1/4in. long, the midrib scarcely conspicuous. h. 3ft. to 4ft. (rarely diffuse or prostrate?). 1824. SYN. Baeckea saxicola (B. M. 3160).