Kunzea

Kunzea
Kunzea ericoides foliage and nuts
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Kunzea
Rchb., 1828, conserved name[1][2]
Synonyms[2][3]
Kunzea ericoides foliage and nuts

Kunzea is a genus of shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1828.[1][2] They are native to Australia, with two species extending to New Zealand. They are found throughout the Australian continent with most species occurring in southwestern Western Australia.[2][3] In appearance they resemble the closely related Callistemon genus, but differ in the arrangement of the stamens.

The genus was named after German naturalist Gustav Kunze, professor of botany in Leipzig.[4]

Several species of Kunzea are weeds in the fynbos regions of southern South Africa.

Species

Sourced from the authoritative Australian Plant Name Index and Australian Plant Census as of October 2014 and the Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.[2][3]

  1. Kunzea acicularis Toelken & G.F.Craig – WA
  2. Kunzea acuminata Toelken – WA
  3. Kunzea affinis S.Moore – WA
  4. Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) Druce, Tick Bush – NSW, TAS, VIC
  5. Kunzea baxteri (Klotzsch) Schauer, Scarlet Kunzea – WA
  6. Kunzea bracteolata Maiden & Betche – NSW, QLD
  7. Kunzea calida F.Muell. – QLD
  8. Kunzea cambagei Maiden & Betche – NSW
  9. Kunzea capitata (Sm.) Heynh., Pink Kunzea – NSW, QLD
  10. Kunzea ciliata Toelken – WA
  11. Kunzea cincinnata Toelken – WA
  12. Kunzea clavata Toelken – WA
  13. Kunzea ericifolia (Sm.) Rchb. ex Heynh., Spearwood, Pondil – WA
  14. Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps., White Tea-tree – NSW, TAS, VIC, NZ
  15. Kunzea eriocalyx F.Muell. – WA
  16. Kunzea flavescens C.T.White & W.D.Francis, Wild May – QLD
  17. Kunzea glabrescens Toelken, Spearwood – WA
  18. Kunzea graniticola Byrnes – QLD
  19. Kunzea jucunda Diels & E.Pritz. – WA
  20. Kunzea micrantha Schauer – WA
  21. Kunzea micromera Schauer – WA
  22. Kunzea montana (Diels) Domin, Mountain Kunzea – WA
  23. Kunzea muelleri Benth. – NSW
  24. Kunzea newbyi Benth. – WA
  25. Kunzea obovata Byrnes – NSW, QLD
  26. Kunzea opposita F.Muell. – NSW, QLD
  27. Kunzea parvifolia Schauer, Violet Kunzea – NSW, QLD, VIC
  28. Kunzea pauciflora Schauer – WA
  29. Kunzea pomifera F.Muell., Muntries – VIC, SA
  30. Kunzea praestans Schauer – WA
  31. Kunzea preissiana Schauer – WA
  32. Kunzea pulchella (Lindl.) A.S.George, Granite Kunzea – WA
  33. Kunzea recurva Schauer – WA
  34. Kunzea × rosea (Turcz.) Govaerts – WA
  35. Kunzea rostrata Toelken – WA
  36. Kunzea rupestris Blakely – NSW
  37. Kunzea salina (Trudgen & Keighery) Toelken & de Lange – WA
  38. Kunzea similis Toelken – WA
  39. Kunzea sinclairii (Kirk) W.Harris – NZ
  40. Kunzea spathulata Toelken – WA
  41. Kunzea × squarrosa Turcz. – WA
  42. Kunzea strigosa Toelken – WA
  43. Kunzea sulphurea Tovey & P.Morris – WA
  44. Kunzea sp. Wadbilliga

References

  1. 1 2 Reichenbach, Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig. 1828. Conspectus Regni Vegetabilis 175
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kunzea Rchb.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 Oct 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Elliot, Rodger W.; Jones, David L.; Blake, Trevor (1993). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Volume 6 (K-M). Port Melbourne: Lothian Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-85091-589-9.

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