Conothamnus

Conothamnus
Conothamnus aureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Melaleuceae
Genus: Conothamnus
Lindl.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Melaleuca sect. Conothamnus (Lindl.) Baill.
  • Trichobasis Turcz.

Conothamnus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. They are woody shrubs similar to melaleucas but differ in that their leaves are usually arranged in opposite pairs and the maximum number of seeds per fruit is three. (Melaleucas usually have alternately arranged leaves and there may be hundreds of very fine seeds in each woody capsule.)

C. aureus near Scaddan
  1. ^ a b "Conothamnus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 April 2023.