Kunzea
Kunzea is a genus of 36-40 species of shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are native 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
Species
Species include:[2]
- Kunzea acicularis Toelken & G.F.Craig
- Kunzea acuminata Toelken
- Kunzea affinis S.Moore
- Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) Druce
- Kunzea baxteri (Klotzsch) Schauer
- Kunzea bracteolata Maiden & Betche
- Kunzea calida F.Muell.
- Kunzea cambagei Maiden & Betche
- Kunzea capitata (Sm.) Heynh.
- Kunzea ericifolia (Sm.) Rchb. ex Heynh.
- Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps.
- Kunzea eriocalyx F.Muell.
- Kunzea flavescens C.T.White & W.D.Francis
- Kunzea glabrescens Toelken – Spearwood
- Kunzea graniticola Byrnes
- Kunzea jucunda Diels & E.Pritz.
- Kunzea micrantha Schauer
- Kunzea micromera Schauer
- Kunzea montana (Diels) Domin – Mountain Kunzea
- Kunzea muelleri Benth.
- Kunzea newbyi Benth.
- Kunzea obovata Byrnes
- Kunzea opposita F.Muell.
- Kunzea parvifolia Schauer
- Kunzea pauciflora Schauer
- Kunzea pomifera F.Muell.
- Kunzea preissiana Schauer
- Kunzea pulchella (Lindl.) A.S.George – Granite Kunzea
- Kunzea recurva Schauer
- Kunzea rupestris Blakely
- Kunzea spicata S.Moore
- Kunzea strigosa Toelken
- Kunzea villiceps Schauer
- Kunzea sp. Wadbilliga
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