Backhousia | |
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Backhousia citriodora | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Backhousia Hook. & Harv. |
Species | |
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Backhousia is a small genus of five[dubious ] species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to the rainforests of eastern Australia. They are aromatic shrubs or trees growing to 5-25 m tall, with evergreen leaves 3-12 cm long and 1-6 cm broad, arranged opposite on the shoots.
Species include:
- Backhousia angustifolia (Curry Myrtle)
- Backhousia bandcroftii (Johnstone River Hardwood)
- Backhousia citriodora (Lemon scented Myrtle, Sweet Verbena Tree, Sweet Verbena Myrtle, Lemon scented Verbena, Lemon scented Backhousia)
- Backhousia hughesii (Stony Backhousia, Stonewood, Lime Wood, Grey Teak)
- Backhousia myrtifolia (Carrol, Carrol Ironwood, Neverbreak, Grey Myrtle, Iron Myrtle, Cinnamon Myrtle)
- Backhousia sciadophora (Shatterwood, Ironwood, Boomerang Tree)
- Formerly included here, B. anisata was transferred to Anetholea anisata,[1] and later to Syzygium anisatum.[2]
References
- ^ Wilson, P.G.; O'Brien, M.M.; Quinn, C.J. (2000). "Anetholea (Myrtaceae), a new genus for Backhousia anisata: a cryptic member of the Acmena alliance". Australian Systematic Botany 13 (3): 429–435. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SB99008.
- ^ Craven, L.A. & Biffin, E. (2005) Anetholea anisata transferred to, and two new Australian taxa of, Syzygium (Myrtaceae). Blumea 50(1): 159