Bellendena
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Bellendena montana, commonly known as Mountain Rocket is a species of multi-stemmed shrub in the plant family Proteaceae
. It is endemic to high-altitude parts of Tasmania
, Australia
. It is the sole member of the genus Bellendena, which is in turn the sole member of subfamily Bellendenoideae. Phylogenetic studies often place this genus as basal to the rest of the Proteaceae.
It has attractive flower, but is not often cultivated because it is difficult to grow at low altitudes.
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
. It is endemic to high-altitude parts of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is the sole member of the genus Bellendena, which is in turn the sole member of subfamily Bellendenoideae. Phylogenetic studies often place this genus as basal to the rest of the Proteaceae.
It has attractive flower, but is not often cultivated because it is difficult to grow at low altitudes.