Platytheca

Platytheca is a genus of small shrubs in the family Elaeocarpaceae from the south-west of Western Australia.[1] The genus was formally described by Joachim Steetz, his description published in Plantae Preissianae in 1845.[2]

Platytheca
Platytheca galioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Platytheca
Steetz
Species

See text

Species include:

  • Platytheca anasima R.Butcher
  • Platytheca galioides Steetz
  • Platytheca juniperina Domin
  • Platytheca sp. Sabina (G.J. & B.J. Keighery)[1]

References
  1. "Platytheca". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. "Platytheca". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 February 2008.


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