Brachyloma

Brachyloma
Lissanthe daphnoides, now Brachyloma daphnoides, drawn by William Miller
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Styphelioideae
Tribe: Styphelieae[1]
Genus: Brachyloma

Brachyloma is a genus of shrubs in the heather family, Ericaceae.[2] The genus is endemic to Australia.[3]

Species include:[2]

  • Brachyloma ciliatum (R.Br.) Benth.
  • Brachyloma concolor (F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Brachyloma daphnoides (Sm.) Benth. - daphne heath
  • 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.

The genus was formally described in 1845 by German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Genus: Brachyloma Sond". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brachyloma". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Genus Brachyloma". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-05-05.


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