Calothamnus

taxobox
name = "Calothamnus"


image_caption = "Calothamnus quadrifidus"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Calothamnus"
genus_authority = R.Br.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Calothamnus" is a genus of shrubs, in the family Myrtaceae, which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The name "Calothamnus", ascribed to the genus by botanist Robert Brown, is derived from the Greek words "kalos" (beautiful) and "thamnos" (shrub).

Species include:
*"Calothamnus accedens" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus affinis" Turcz.
*"Calothamnus aridus" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus asper" Turcz.
*"Calothamnus blepharospermus" F.Muell.
*"Calothamnus borealis" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus brevifolius" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus chrysantherus" F.Muell. (Claw Flower)
*"Calothamnus crassus" (Benth.) Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus formosus" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus gibbosus" Benth.
*"Calothamnus gilesii" F.Muell.
*"Calothamnus gracilis" R.Br.
*"Calothamnus graniticus" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus hirsutus" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus homalophyllus" F.Muell. (Murchison Claw- flower)
*"Calothamnus huegelii" Schauer
*"Calothamnus kalbarriensis" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus lateralis" Lindl.
*"Calothamnus lehmannii" Schauer
*"Calothamnus longissimus" F.Muell.
*"Calothamnus macrocarpus Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus microcarpus" F.Muell.
*"Calothamnus oldfieldii" F.Muell.
*"Calothamnus pachystachyus" Benth.
*"Calothamnus pallidifolius" (Benth.) Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus pinifolius" F.Muell. (Dense Claw-flower)
*"Calothamnus planifolius" Lehm.
*"Calothamnus preissii" Schauer
*"Calothamnus quadrifidus" R.Br. (One-sided Bottlebrush)
*"Calothamnus robustus" Schauer
*"Calothamnus rupestris" Schauer (Mouse Ears)
*"Calothamnus sanguineus" Labill. (Silky-leaved Blood-flower)
*"Calothamnus schaueri" Lehm.
*"Calothamnus suberosus" Schauer
*"Calothamnus torulosus" Schauer
*"Calothamnus tuberosus" Hawkeswood
*"Calothamnus validus" S.Moore (Barrens Claw-flower)
*"Calothamnus villosus" R.Br.

References

* [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=273&level=g&id=1104 FloraBase: the West Australian Flora: "Calothamnus" (description)]
* [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/search/quick?q=Calothamnus FloraBase: the West Australian Flora: "Calothamnus" (species listing)]
* [http://asgap.org.au/c-qua.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): "Calothamnus quadrifidus"]