''Lamarchea'' is a genus of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
in the myrtle family
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pÅhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
described as a genus in 1830.
Tropicos, ''Lamarchea'' Gaudich.
/ref> The entire genus is endemic
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to Australia
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.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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;Species[
# '' Lamarchea hakeifolia'' Gaudich. - ]Shire of Irwin
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in Western Australia
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# '' Lamarchea sulcata'' A.S.George - Western Australia
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, Northern Territory
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Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
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