Backhousia
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Backhousia is a small genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to the rainforests of eastern Australia. They are aromatic shrubs or trees growing to 5-25 m tall, with evergreen leaves 3-12 cm long and 1-6 cm broad, arranged opposite on the shoots.
Species include:
- Backhousia bandcroftii (Johnstone River Hardwood)
- Backhousia citriodora (Lemon scented Myrtle, Sweet Verbena Tree, Sweet Verbena Myrtle, Lemon scented Verbena, Lemon scented Backhousia)
- Backhousia hughesii (Stony Backhousia, Stonewood, Lime Wood, Grey Teak)
- Backhousia myrtifolia (Carrol, Carrol Ironwood, Neverbreak, Grey Myrtle, Iron Myrtle, Cinnamon Myrtle)
- Backhousia sciadophora (Shatterwood, Ironwood, Boomerang Tree)
[edit] References
Formerly included in Backhousia genus, B. anisata is now Anetholea anisata.
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