Lissanthe
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Lissanthe is a genus
of shrub
s in the family Ericaceae
. The genus is endemic to Australia
.
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 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 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...
.
Species include:
- Lissanthe brevistyla A.R.Bean
- Lissanthe pluriloculata (F.Muell.) J.M.Powell
- Lissanthe powelliae Crayn & E.A.Br.
- Lissanthe rubicunda (F.Muell.) J.M.Powell
- Lissanthe sapidaLissanthe sapidaLissanthe sapida, sometimes referred as the Native Cranberry is a shrub from the heath family, found near Sydney, Australia. A rare plant, with a ROTAP rating of 3RCa, it grows in dry eucalyptus woodlands and rocky areas, of soils based on sandstone....
R.Br. - Lissanthe scabra Crayn & E.A.Br.
- Lissanthe strigosa (Sm.) R.Br.