Baeckea omissa is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and white flowers mostly with ten to fifteen stamens.
Baeckea omissa is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to Шаблон:Cvt. The leaves are egg-shaped to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petioleШаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are up to Шаблон:Cvt wide and arranged singly in leaf axils on a pedicel about Шаблон:Cvt long with bracteolesШаблон:Cvt long but that usually fall as the flowers open. The five sepals are Шаблон:Cvt long and the five petals are white, more or less round and Шаблон:Cvt long. There are usually ten to fifteen stamens and the style is about Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering mainly occurs from October to February and the fruit is hemispherical, about Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Baeckea omissa was first formally described in 1997 by Anthony Bean in the journal Telopea from specimens he collected near Tenterfield in 1993.[1][3] The specific epithet (omissa) means "neglected or overlooked", referring to the late recognition of this taxon.[1]
