Kunzea
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 Kunzea phylicoides
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Kunzea is a genus of 36-40 species of shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are endemic to Australia with one species extending to New Zealand. They are found throughout the Australian continent with most species occurring in southwestern Western Australia. In appearance they resemble the closely-related Callistemon genus, but differ in the arrangement of the stamens.
The genus was named after German naturalist Gustav Kunze, professor of botany in Leipzig.[1]
Several species of Kunzea are weeds in the fynbos regions of southern South Africa
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- Kunzea ambigua
- Kunzea baxteri
- Kunzea bracteolata
- Kunzea cambagei
- Kunzea capitata
- Kunzea ericoides
- Kunzea ericifolia
- Kunzea flavescens
- Kunzea glabrescens
- Kunzea muelleri
- Kunzea obovata
- Kunzea opposita
- Kunzea parviflora
- Kunzea parvifolia
- Kunzea parvifolium
- Kunzea pomifera
- Kunzea pulchella
[edit] References
- ^ Eliot RW, Jones DL, Blake T (1993). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Volume 6 (K-M). Port Melbourne: Lothian Press, p. 15. ISBN 0-85091-589-9.
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