Gyrostemon
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Gyrostemon is a genus
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 shrubs or small trees in the family Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae is a family of plants in order Brassicales. It comprises 6 genera, totalling about 18 species. All are endemic to temperate parts of Australia. They are shrubs or small trees with small, often narrow leaves, and small flowers. They are wind-pollinated....

, 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:
  • Gyrostemon australasicus (Moq.) Heimerl – Camel Poison
  • Gyrostemon brownii S.Moore
  • Gyrostemon ditrigynus A.S.George
  • Gyrostemon osmus Halford
  • Gyrostemon prostratus A.S.George
  • Gyrostemon racemiger H.Walter
  • Gyrostemon ramulosus Desf. – Corkybark
  • Gyrostemon reticulatus A.S.George
  • Gyrostemon sessilis A.S.George
  • Gyrostemon sheathii W.Fitzg.
  • Gyrostemon subnudus (Nees) Baill.
  • Gyrostemon tepperi (F.Muell. ex H.Walter) A.S.George
  • Gyrostemon thesioides (Hook.f.) A.S.George
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