Xylomelum angustifolium

taxobox
name = Sandplain Woody Pear


regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Xylomelum"
species = "X. angustifolium"
binomial = "Xylomelum angustifolium"
binomial_authority = Meisn. [APNI | name = "Xylomelum angustifolium" | id =261794 ] |

"Xylomelum angustifolium" (Sandplain Woody Pear) is a tree species in the family Proteaceae, endemic to Western Australia. A mature "Xylomelum angustifolium" grows from 2 to 7 metres though trees upto 10m have been observed. Produces cream flowers between December and February though flowering can commence as early as September in its northern range. [cite book|coauthors=G.Paczkowska & A.Chapman|title=The Western Australian Flora|publisher=Wildflower Society of Western Australia: a descriptive catalogue|date=2000|pages=505|isbn=0 646 40243 9] [cite web|url=http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21326|title=Xylomelum Sm. |last=T.D. Macfarlane|date=21 August 2008|work=Flora Base|publisher=Department of Enviorment and Conservation: Western Australian Herbarium|accessdate=2008-09-04]

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