Sannantha virgata is a flowering shrub species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.

White flowers appear in spring or summer with 5 rounded petals surrounding 7 to 10 stamens.

[2] By 1997 an Australian Baeckea virgata species complex had been identified which was regarded as separate from the New Caledonian population.

From this complex, 8 separate species were identified and placed in the genus Babingtonia.

In 2007, the species were placed in the newly created genus Sannantha and assigned the following names:[3][2]