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Lenwebbia is a genus of 2 species (Snow et al 2003) of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s or small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae

The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtus, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here....
. The genus is named to honour the Australian plant ecologist Dr. Leonard Webb. The genus occurs in mesic forests along or near the east coast of Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, from northern New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
 to northeasternQueensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
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All species were formerly classified in the genus Austromyrtus. Lenwebbia is distinct from Austromyrtus
Austromyrtus

Austromyrtus is a genus of shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are found along the east coast of Australia, in Queensland and New South Wales, and in New Caledonia....
 and Gossia in having four petals rather than five. Anatomical (Snow et al.






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Lenwebbia is a genus of 2 species (Snow et al 2003) of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s or small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae

The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtus, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here....
. The genus is named to honour the Australian plant ecologist Dr. Leonard Webb. The genus occurs in mesic forests along or near the east coast of Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, from northern New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
 to northeasternQueensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
.

All species were formerly classified in the genus Austromyrtus. Lenwebbia is distinct from Austromyrtus
Austromyrtus

Austromyrtus is a genus of shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are found along the east coast of Australia, in Queensland and New South Wales, and in New Caledonia....
 and Gossia in having four petals rather than five. Anatomical (Snow et al. 2003) and genetic analyses (Salywon et al. 2004) have placed Lenwebbia as the sister genus to Lophomyrtus
Lophomyrtus

Lophomyrtus is a genus of the Myrtaceae native to New Zealand. It has two species, both evergreen shrubs or trees, noted for their colorful leaves, which are purple, chocolate, red or bronze-green....
 from New Zealand.

Species


L. lasioclada is disjunct in northern New South Wales-southern Queensland and northeastern Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
.

L. prominens is found in rainforests accociated with the Tweed Volcano
Tweed Volcano

Tweed Volcano was an early Miocene shield volcano in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. In the course of about three million years, Tweed Volcano was formed over the East Australia hotspot when this part of the continent passed over it around 23 million years ago....
 in Northern NSW and SE Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
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