Melichrus

Melichrus
Melichrus
Melichrus urceolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Styphelioideae
Tribe: Styphelieae
Genus: Melichrus
R.Br.
Species

See text.

Melichrus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The genus is endemic to eastern Australia.[1]

Species include:[2]

  • Melichrus adpressus A.Cunn. ex DC.
  • Melichrus erubescens A.Cunn. ex DC.
  • Melichrus hirsutus J.B.Williams
  • Melichrus procumbens (Cav.) Druce
  • Melichrus sp. Inglewood
  • Melichrus sp. Isla Gorge
  • Melichrus sp. Gibberagee
  • Melichrus sp. Newfoundland State Forest
  • Melichrus sp. Tara
  • Melichrus urceolatus R.Br.

References

  1. ^ "Genus Melichrus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Melichrus. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 
  2. ^ "Melichrus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Melichrus. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 


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