''Calytrix'' is a
genus
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of
shrub
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s in the family
Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806.
Tropicos, ''Calytrix'' Labill.
/ref> They are commonly known as starflowers. ''Calytrix'' are endemic
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to Australia
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, occurring in the (Northern Territory
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, Queensland
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, South Australia
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, and Western Australia
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Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''Calytrix achaeta
''Calytrix achaeta'', commonly known as the white-flowered turkey bush, kerosene wood or fringe-myrtle, is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
The shrub or small tree ...
'' (F.Muell.) Benth.
* ''Calytrix acutifolia
''Calytrix acutifolia'' is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
The open-branched and slender shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between April and December producing white-cream-y ...
'' (Lindl.) Craven
* ''Calytrix alpestris
''Calytrix'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806. They are commonly known as starflowers. ''Calytrix'' are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and ...
'' (Lindl.) Court - snow myrtle
* '' Calytrix amethystina'' Craven
* '' Calytrix angulata'' Lindl. - yellow starflower
* ''Calytrix arborescens
''Calytrix'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806. They are commonly known as starflowers. ''Calytrix'' are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and ...
'' (F.Muell.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix asperula'' (Schauer) Benth. - brush starflower
* ''Calytrix aurea
''Calytrix aurea'' is a species of shrub in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It was first formally described by botanist John Lindley in 1839 in '' A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony''.
Th ...
'' Lindl.
* '' Calytrix birdii'' (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
* ''Calytrix brachychaeta
''Calytrix'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806. They are commonly known as starflowers. ''Calytrix'' are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and ...
'' (F.Muell.) Benth.
* ''Calytrix brevifolia
''Calytrix brevifolia'', also known as the short leaved starflower, is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
The shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and January produ ...
'' (Meisn.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix breviseta'' Lindl.
* ''Calytrix brownii
''Calytrix brownii'', commonly known as the white turkeybush, is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
The shrub can grows to a height of and can have either an erect or prostrate habit. It blo ...
'' (Schauer) Craven
* ''Calytrix brunioides
''Calytrix'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806. They are commonly known as starflowers. ''Calytrix'' are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and ...
'' A.Cunn.
* '' Calytrix carinata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix chrysantha'' Craven
* ''Calytrix ciliata
''Calytrix'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806. They are commonly known as starflowers. ''Calytrix'' are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and ...
'' (Turcz.) Benth.
* ''Calytrix conferta
''Calytrix'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806. They are commonly known as starflowers. ''Calytrix'' are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and ...
'' A.Cunn.
* '' Calytrix creswellii'' (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
* '' Calytrix cupressifolia'' A.Rich.
* '' Calytrix curtophylla'' A.Cunn.
* '' Calytrix decandra'' DC. - pink starflower
* '' Calytrix decussata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix depressa'' (Turcz.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix desolata'' S.Moore
* '' Calytrix divergens'' Craven
* '' Calytrix diversifolia'' (Turcz.) B.D.Jacks.
* '' Calytrix drummondii'' (Meisn.) Craven
* '' Calytrix duplistipulata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix ecalycata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix empetroides'' (Schauer) Benth.
* '' Calytrix eneabbensis'' Craven
* '' Calytrix ericoides'' A.Cunn.
* '' Calytrix erosipetala'' Craven
* '' Calytrix exstipulata'' DC. - Kimberley heather
* '' Calytrix faucicola'' Craven
* '' Calytrix flavescens'' A.Cunn. - summer starflower
* '' Calytrix formosa'' Craven
* '' Calytrix fraseri'' A.Cunn. - pink summer calytrix
* '' Calytrix glaberrima'' (F.Muell.) Craven
* '' Calytrix glabra'' R.Br.
* '' Calytrix glutinosa'' Lindl.
* '' Calytrix gracilis'' Benth.
* '' Calytrix granulosa'' Benth.
* '' Calytrix gurulmundensis'' Craven
* '' Calytrix gypsophila'' Craven
* '' Calytrix habrantha'' Craven
* '' Calytrix harvestiana'' (F.Muell.) Craven
* '' Calytrix inopinata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix involucrata'' J.M.Black - cup fringe-myrtle
* '' Calytrix islensis'' Craven
* '' Calytrix laricina'' Benth.
* '' Calytrix leptophylla'' Benth.
* '' Calytrix leschenaultii'' (Schauer) Benth.
* '' Calytrix longiflora'' (F.Muell.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix megaphylla'' (F.Muell.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix merrelliana'' (F.Muell. & Tate) Craven
* '' Calytrix micrairoides'' Craven
* '' Calytrix microcoma'' Craven
* '' Calytrix mimiana'' Craven
* '' Calytrix mitchellii'' S.Moore
* '' Calytrix muricata'' (F.Muell.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix nematoclada'' Craven
* '' Calytrix oldfieldii'' Benth.
* '' Calytrix oncophylla'' Craven
* '' Calytrix parvivallis'' Craven
* '' Calytrix patrickiae'' Rye
* '' Calytrix paucicostata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix pimeleoides'' C.A.Gardner ex Keighery
* '' Calytrix platycheiridia'' Craven
* '' Calytrix plumulosa'' (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
* '' Calytrix praecipua'' Craven
* '' Calytrix puberula'' (Meisn.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix pubescens'' G.Don
* '' Calytrix pulchella'' (Turcz.) B.D.Jacks.
* '' Calytrix purpurea'' (F.Muell.) Craven
* '' Calytrix rupestris'' Craven
* '' Calytrix sagei'' Rye
* '' Calytrix sapphirina'' Lindl.
* '' Calytrix scabra'' DC.
* '' Calytrix similis'' Craven
* '' Calytrix simplex'' Lindl.
* '' Calytrix smeatoniana'' (F.Muell.) Craven
* '' Calytrix stenophylla'' W.Fitzg.
* '' Calytrix stipulosa'' W.Fitzg.
* '' Calytrix stowardii'' S.Moore
* '' Calytrix strigosa'' A.Cunn.
* '' Calytrix sullivanii'' (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
* '' Calytrix superba'' C.A.Gardner & A.S.George - superb starflower
* '' Calytrix surdiviperana'' Craven
* '' Calytrix sylvana'' Craven
* '' Calytrix tenuifolia'' (Meisn.) Benth.
* '' Calytrix tenuiramea'' (Turcz.) Benth.
* ''Calytrix tetragona
''Calytrix tetragona'' is an Australian shrub in the myrtle family. Common names include common fringe-myrtle.
Description
It is a widespread plant growing in many parts of southern Australia. It ranges from high rainfall areas to semi-arid zo ...
'' Labill. - common fringe-myrtle
* '' Calytrix truncata'' A.Cunn.
* '' Calytrix truncatifolia'' Craven
* '' Calytrix uncinata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix variabilis'' Lindl.
* '' Calytrix verruculosa'' Craven
* '' Calytrix verticillata'' Craven
* '' Calytrix viscida'' Rye
* '' Calytrix violacea'' (Lindl.) Craven
* '' Calytrix warburtonensis'' Craven
* '' Calytrix watsonii'' (F.Muell. & Tate) C.A.Gardner
* '' Calytrix wickhamiana'' S.Moore
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Myrtaceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
Myrtales of Australia
Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière