Kunzea

Kunzea
Kunzea obovata growing near Tenterfield
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Leptospermeae
Genus: Kunzea
Rchb.[1]
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Tillospermum Salisb.
  • Pentagonaster Klotzsch
  • Salisia Lindl.
  • Stenospermum Sweet ex Heynh.
  • Angasomyrtus Trudgen & Keighery

Kunzea is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australasia. They are shrubs, sometimes small trees and usually have small, crowded, rather aromatic leaves. The flowers are similar to those of plants in the genus Leptospermum but differ in having stamens that are longer than the petals. Most kunzeas are endemic to Western Australia but a few occur in eastern Australia and a few are found in New Zealand. The taxonomy of the genus is not settled and is complicated by the existence of a number of hybrids.

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