Hemigenia
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Hemigenia 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 in the family Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...

. 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...

. Most of the species occur in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, although some are also found in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

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Species include:
  • Hemigenia argentea Bartl.
  • Hemigenia barbata Bartl.
  • Hemigenia brachyphylla F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia canescens (Bartl.) Benth.
  • Hemigenia coccinea C.A.Gardner
  • Hemigenia conferta B.J.Conn
  • Hemigenia curvifolia F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia dielsii (Hemsl.) C.A.Gardner
  • Hemigenia diplanthera F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia divaricata C.A.Gardner
  • Hemigenia drummondii Benth.
  • Hemigenia eutaxioides C.R.P.Andrews
  • Hemigenia exilis S.Moore
  • Hemigenia glabrescens Benth.
  • Hemigenia humilis Benth.
  • Hemigenia incana (Lindl.) Benth.
  • Hemigenia macphersonii Luehm.
  • Hemigenia macrantha F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia microphylla Benth.
  • Hemigenia obovata F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia obtusa Benth. - Blunt-leaved Hemigenia
  • Hemigenia parviflora Bartl.
  • Hemigenia pedunculata Diels
  • Hemigenia pimelifolia F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia platyphylla (Bartl.) Benth.
  • Hemigenia podalyrina F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia purpurea
    Hemigenia purpurea
    Hemigenia purpurea, with the common name of Narrow-leaved Hemigenia is a small plant growing in the Sydney and Nowra districts of eastern Australia. Often found in poor soils in heathland with a relatively high rainfall. By the coast or in the Blue Mountains.A small shrub up to 2 metres tall....

    R.Br.
  • Hemigenia pritzelii S.Moore
  • Hemigenia ramosissima Benth.
  • Hemigenia rigida Benth.
  • Hemigenia saligna Diels
  • Hemigenia scabra Benth.
  • Hemigenia sericea Benth. - Silky Hemigenia
  • Hemigenia teretiuscula F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia tysonii F.Muell.
  • Hemigenia viscida S.Moore - Sticky Hemigenia
  • Hemigenia westringioides Benth. - Open Hemigenia
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