Sannantha whitei

Goonoowigall Bushland Reserve (G.J.White NE 66952) Sannantha whitei is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in north-eastern New South Wales.

Sannantha whitei is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in), its young stems more or less square in cross-section.

The sepal have a thickened central rib, the petals are white, 2.2–3.0 mm (0.087–0.118 in) long and there are usually 6 to 8 stamens.

[2] Sannantha whitei was first formally described in 2007 by Peter Gordon Wilson in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens he collected in Goonoowigall State Conservation Reserve near Inverell in 2013.

[3] This species of sannantha grows in damp places in granitic soil in the Inverell district in north-eastern New South Wales.