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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...

. The species are native to Australia. Many species formerly placed in the genus are currently included in ''

Sannantha ''Sannantha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae that are native to Australia and New Caledonia. Plants in the genus ''Sannantha'' are shrubs or trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, flowers usually arranged in small g ...

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Baeckea ''Baeckea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, all but one endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Baeckea'' are shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, white to deep pink flowers with five s ...

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Kardomia ''Kardomia '' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. The genus was first formally described in 2007 and includes species previously included in ''Baeckea'' and ''Babingtonia''. The entire genus is native to northeastern Australi ...

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Seorsus ''Seorsus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. The occurrence of the four species in Australia and Borneo is widely spaced, and is thought to be indicative that the genus predates the breakup of Gondwana. Species includ ...

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Harmogia ''Harmogia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. The sole species is ''Harmogia densifolia'' which is endemic to Australia. ''Harmogia densifolia'' is a shrub to 1.5 metres high with linear or terete leaves. White ...

''.''Babingtonia'' species list.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Species in the genera include: *'' Babingtonia behrii'' (Schltdl.) A.R.Bean – broom baeckea *'' Babingtonia camphorosmae'' (Endl.) Lindl. – camphor myrtle *'' Babingtonia cherticola'' Rye & Trudgen *'' Babingtonia delicata'' Rye & Trudgen *'' Babingtonia erecta'' Rye & Trudgen *'' Babingtonia fascifolia'' Rye *'' Babingtonia grandiflora'' (Benth.) Rye – large-flowered babingtonia *'' Babingtonia maleyae'' Rye & Trudgen – Narrogin babingtonia *'' Babingtonia minutifolia'' Rye & Trudgen *'' Babingtonia pelloeae'' Rye & Trudgen – Pelloe's babingtonia *'' Babingtonia triandra'' Rye & Hislop – triplet babingtonia *'' Babingtonia urbana'' Rye & Trudgen – coastal plain babingtonia

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Myrtaceae genera Endemic flora of Australia {{Myrtaceae-stub