Spyridium
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Spyridium is a genus
of plant
s in the family Rhamnaceae
. It includes about 30 species
found in southern Australia
.
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 plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s in the family Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae, the Buckthorn family, is a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs and some vines.The family contains 50-60 genera and approximately 870-900 species. The Rhamnaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are more common in the subtropical and tropical regions...
. It includes about 30 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
found in southern 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...
.
Species include:
- Spyridium bifidum (F.Muell.) Benth.
- Spyridium burragorang K.R.Thiele
- Spyridium buxifolium (Fenzl) K.R.Thiele
- Spyridium cinereum N.A.Wakef.
- Spyridium coactilifolium Reissek
- Spyridium complicatum F.Muell.
- Spyridium cordatum (Turcz.) Benth.
- Spyridium daltonii (F.Muell.) Kellermann
- Spyridium denticuliferum Diels
- Spyridium divaricatum Benth.
- Spyridium eriocephalum Fenzl
- Spyridium glaucum Rye
- Spyridium globulosumSpyridium globulosumSpyridium globulosum is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia where it occurs on coastal dunes and in limestone areas. It grows to between 0.6 and 5 metres in height and produces white flowers between June and November in its native range....
(Labill.) Benth. - Spyridium gunnii (Hook.f.) Benth.
- Spyridium halmaturinum (F.Muell.) Benth.
- Spyridium kalganense Diels
- Spyridium lawrencei (Hook.f.) Benth.
- Spyridium leucopogon F.Muell.
- Spyridium majoranifolium (Fenzl) Rye
- Spyridium microcephalum (Turcz.) Benth.
- Spyridium microphyllum (Reissek) Druce
- Spyridium minutum Rye
- Spyridium montanum Rye
- Spyridium mucronatum Rye
- Spyridium nitidum N.A.Wakef.
- Spyridium obovatum (Hook.) Benth.
- Spyridium oligocephalum (Turcz.) Benth.
- Spyridium parvifoliumSpyridium parvifoliumSpyridium parvifolium is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae, endemic to South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales in Australia...
(Hook.) F.Muell. - Spyridium phlebophyllum (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Spyridium phylicoides Reissek
- Spyridium polycephalum (Turcz.) Rye
- Spyridium riparium Rye
- Spyridium scortechinii (F.Muell.) K.R.Thiele
- Spyridium spadiceum (Fenzl) Benth.
- Spyridium spathulatum (F.Muell.) Benth.
- Spyridium subochreatum (F.Muell.) Reissek
- Spyridium thymifolium Reissek
- Spyridium tricolor W.R.Barker & Rye
- Spyridium tridentatum Benth.
- Spyridium ulicinum (Hook.) Benth.
- Spyridium vexilliferumSpyridium vexilliferumSpyridium vexilliferum is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae, endemic to South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales in Australia. It grows to between 0.3 and 0.9 metres in height and produces small white flowers between September and January in its native range. The species is...
(Hook.) Reissek - Spyridium villosum (Turcz.) Benth.
- Spyridium westringiifolium Benth.
- Spyridium x ramosissimum (Audas) Kellermann