Trochocarpa
Encyclopedia
Trochocarpa is a genus
of shrub
s or small tree
s in the family Ericaceae
. The genus is native to Australia
and Malesia
.
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 or small tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s in the 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 native 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...
and Malesia
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the boundaries of the Indomalaya ecozone and Australasia ecozone, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom.-Floristic province:...
.
Species include:
- Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis Domin
- Trochocarpa clarkeiTrochocarpa clarkeiTrochocarpa clarkei is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia. It is a shrub which grows to around 30 cm high. The flowers are maroon with a greenish base. The fruits, which appear in autumn, are about 8 mm in diameter. These are eaten by small...
(F.Muell.) F.Muell. - Lilac Berry - Trochocarpa cunninghamii (DC.) W.M.Curtis
- Trochocarpa disticha (Labill.) Spreng.
- Trochocarpa gunnii (Hook.f.) Benth.
- Trochocarpa laurinaTrochocarpa laurinaTrochocarpa laurina is an Australian shrub or small tree. It occurs from near Bermagui in southern coastal New South Wales to the Wet Tropics in Queensland. It grows at the summit of Mount Bellenden Ker, which has an average annual rainfall of 8312 mm. The minimum annual rainfall requirement is...
(Rudge) R.Br. - Tree Heath, Axebreaker, Sandberry, Waddy Wood or Wheel-fruit - Trochocarpa montanaTrochocarpa montanaTrochocarpa montana, the Mountain Tree Heath is an Australian shrub or small tree. It occurs at high altitude from the Barrington Tops to the Dorrigo region of northern New South Wales....
J.B.Williams & J.T.Hunter - Trochocarpa parviflora (Stschegl.) Benth.
- Trochocarpa thymifolia (R.Br.) Spreng.