Microcorys

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Microcorys
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Microcorys barbata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Prostantheroideae
Genus: Microcorys
R.Br.
Synonyms [1]

AnisandraBartl.

Microcorys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1810. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. [1]

Species [1]
  1. Microcorys barbata R.Br. - Western Australia
  2. Microcorys boxwood Newbey - Western Australia
  3. Microcorys capitata (Bartl.) Benth. - Western Australia
  4. Microcorys cephalantha B.J.Conn - Western Australia
  5. Microcorys elliptica B.J.Conn - Northern Territory
  6. Microcorys eremophiloides Kenneally - Western Australia
  7. Microcorys ericifolia Benth. - Western Australia
  8. Microcorys exserta Benth. - Western Australia
  9. Microcorys glabra (Bartl.) Benth. - Western Australia
  10. Microcorys lenticularis F.Muell. - Western Australia
  11. Microcorys loganiacea F.Muell. - Western Australia
  12. Microcorys longiflora F.Muell. - Western Australia
  13. Microcorys longifolia (Benth.) Benth. - Western Australia
  14. Microcorys macredieana F.Muell. - Northern Territory
  15. Microcorys obovata Benth. - Western Australia
  16. Microcorys pimeloides F.Muell. - Western Australia
  17. Microcorys purpurea R.Br. - Western Australia
  18. Microcorys queenslandica C.T.White - Queensland
  19. Microcorys subcanescens Benth. - Western Australia
  20. Microcorys tenuifolia Benth. - Western Australia
  21. Microcorys virgata R.Br. - Western Australia
  22. Microcorys wilsoniana B.J.Conn - Western Australia

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