Lysinema

Lysinema is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.[1]

Lysinema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Epacridoideae
Tribe: Epacrideae
Genus: Lysinema
R.Br.

The species, which are all endemic to the south west of Western Australia, include:[2]

  • Lysinema ciliatum R.Br. - Curry Flower[1][3]
  • Lysinema conspicuum R.Br.
  • Lysinema elegans Sond.
  • Lysinema fimbriatum F.Muell.
  • Lysinema lasianthum R.Br.
  • Lysinema pentapetalum R.Br.[3]

The genus was formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown.[1]

References

  1. "Lysinema". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. "Lysinema". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. Thiele, Kevin R. (2009). "A new circumscription for Lysinema ciliatum (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Epacrideae) and reinstatement of L. pentapetalum" (PDF). Nuytsia. 19:2: 265–275.


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