Leptomeria
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Leptomeria is a botanical name
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...

 of a genus of flowering plants, 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:
  • Leptomeria acida
    Leptomeria acida
    Leptomeria acida known as Acid Drops or Sour Currant-Bush is an apparently leafless parasitic shrub, found on the coast and ranges in eastern Australia. The habitat is dry eucalyptus woodland, often in sheltered sites. This plant is a root parasite. Branchlets are stiff, angular and spreading. Red...

    R.Br. - Native Currant, Sour Currant Bush
  • Leptomeria aphylla R.Br.
  • Leptomeria axillaris R.Br.
  • Leptomeria cunninghamii Miq.
  • Leptomeria dielsiana Pilg. - Diel's Currant Bush
  • Leptomeria drupacea (Labill.) Druce
  • Leptomeria ellytes Lepschi
  • Leptomeria empetriformis Miq.
  • Leptomeria furtiva Lepschi
  • Leptomeria glomerata F.Muell. ex Hook.f.
  • Leptomeria hirtella Miq.
  • Leptomeria lehmannii Miq.
  • Leptomeria pachyclada Diels
  • Leptomeria pauciflora R.Br. - Sparse-flowered Currant Bush
  • Leptomeria preissiana (Miq.) A.DC.
  • Leptomeria scrobiculata R.Br.
  • Leptomeria squarrulosa R.Br.

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