Lysinema

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Lysinema
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Epacridoideae
Tribe: Epacrideae
Genus: Lysinema
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Lysinema is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. [1]

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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 Thiele, Kevin R. (2009). "A new circumscription for Lysinema ciliatum (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Epacrideae) and reinstatement of L. pentapetalum" (PDF). Nuytsia. 19:2: 265–275.