Richea
Encyclopedia
Richea is a genus
of 11 species of flowering plant
s in the family Ericaceae
. Nine of the species are endemic to Tasmania
and the other two are endemic to the south-east of the Australian mainland.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of 11 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Ericaceae
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
. Nine of the species are endemic to 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...
and the other two are endemic to the south-east of the Australian mainland.
Species include:
- Richea acerosa (Lindl.) F.Muell.
- Richea alpina Menadue
- Richea continentisRichea continentisRichea continentis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to Australia. It is multi-branched shrub growing to between 0.5 and 1 metre high. Leaves are 1 to 4 cm long...
B.L.Burtt - Richea dracophyllaRichea dracophyllaRichea dracophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania.-Description:It is a tall, sparsely branched shrub which can grow to 5 metres high, but usually less...
R.Br. - Richea gunnii Hook.f.
- Richea milliganii (Hook.f.) F.Muell.
- Richea pandanifoliaRichea pandanifoliaRichea pandanifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, endemic to Tasmania.-Description:...
Hook.f. – Pandani or Giant Grass Tree
- Richea procera (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Richea scopariaRichea scopariaRichea scoparia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania where it is an abundant plant of mountains.-Description:...
Hook.f. - Richea sprengelioides (R.Br.) F.Muell.
- Richea victorianaRichea victorianaRichea victoriana is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is similar to Richea continentis, with differences including the presence of prominent leaf scars on the stems and inflorescences that are less than 12 cm long and have a hairless...
Menadue