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Lysicarpus

Lysicarpus is a genus of trees in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1858. It contains a single known species, Lysicarpus angustifolius, endemic to the State of Queensland in Australia. It is known there as the brown hazelwood or budgeroo.

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budgeroo
brown hazelwood
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Kanieae
Genus: Lysicarpus
F.Muell.
Species:
L. angustifolius
Binomial name
Lysicarpus angustifolius
(Hook.) Druce
Synonyms12
  • Nani sect. Lysicarpus (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Tristania angustifolia Hook.
  • Lysicarpus ternifolius F.Muell.
  • Metrosideros ternifolia F.Muell.
  • Nania ternifolia (F.Muell.) Kuntze

Lysicarpus is a genus of trees in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1858.234 It contains a single known species, Lysicarpus angustifolius, endemic to the State of Queensland in Australia.1 It is known there as the brown hazelwood or budgeroo.5

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References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Lysicarpus F.Muell". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1858. Transactions & Proceedings of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria 2: 67
  4. "Tropicos, Lysicarpus F. Muell". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  5. "Lysicarpus angustifolius (Hook.) Druce". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 June 2013.