Brachyloma
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Brachyloma is a genus
of shrub
s in the heather
family, Ericaceae
. The genus is endemic to Australia
.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s in the heather
Erica
Erica ,the heaths or heathers, is a genus of approximately 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names "heath" and "heather" are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance....
family, Ericaceae
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
. The genus is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Species include:
- Brachyloma ciliatum (R.Br.) Benth.
- Brachyloma concolor (F.Muell.) Benth.
- Brachyloma daphnoidesBrachyloma daphnoidesBrachyloma daphnoides, commonly known as Daphne Heath, is a small shrub in the heather family, Ericaceae. The species has an upright habit, growing to between 0.4 and 1.5 metres in height. The leaves are 4 to 15 mm long and 1.7 to 3.6 mm wide. These are glossy green above and paler underneath...
(Sm.) Benth. - Brachyloma delbi Cranfield
- Brachyloma depressum (F.Muell.) Benth.
- Brachyloma ericoides (Schltdl.) Sond.
- Brachyloma mogin Cranfield
- Brachyloma nguba Cranfield
- Brachyloma preissii Sond.
- Brachyloma saxicola J.T.Hunter
- Brachyloma scortechinii F.Muell.