Xylomelum

Xylomelum
Xylomelum pyriforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Roupaleae
Subtribe: Lambertiinae
Genus: Xylomelum
Sm.[1]
Species

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Engraving of Banksia pyriformis (fruit and seed) from Gaertner's 'De Fructibus...'
X. pyriforme flowers

Xylomelum is a genus of six species of flowering plants, often commonly known as woody pears, in the family Proteaceae and are endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are tall shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, relatively small flowers arranged in spike-like groups, and the fruit a woody, more or less pear-shaped follicle.

  1. ^ "Xylomelum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 December 2020.