Brachyloma

Brachyloma
Brachyloma ciliatum in Cox Scrub Conservation Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Epacridoideae
Tribe: Styphelieae
Genus: Brachyloma
Sond.[1]
Synonyms[1]

Lobopogon Schltdl.

Brachyloma depressum in Grampians National Park
Brachyloma preissii

Brachyloma is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Brachyloma are shrubs with more or less erect leaves and bisexual flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils, the 5 petals fused to form a cylindrical or bell-shaped tube, the stamens sometimes enclosed in the petal tube.

  1. ^ a b "Brachyloma". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 September 2023.