''Lenwebbia'' 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 ...

s or small trees in the myrtle family

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 ...

.Snow et al. 2003 The genus is named to honour the Australian plant ecologist Dr. Leonard Webb. The genus occurs in mesic forests along or near the east coast of Australia, from northern

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to northeastern

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. Both species in the genus were formerly classified in the genus ''Austromyrtus''. ''Lenwebbia'' is distinct from ''

Austromyrtus ''Austromyrtus'' is a genus of shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Three species are found along the east coast of Australia; in Queensland and in New South Wales and A. lotoides being endemic to New Caledonia. The fruits of ''A. dulcis'' hav ...

'' and ''

Gossia ''Gossia'' is a genus of rainforest trees in the myrtle family first described as a genus in 2003. It is native to northeastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) as well as several islands of Papuasia and New Caledonia. The name honour ...

'' in having four petals rather than five. Anatomical and genetic analysesSalywon et al. 2004 have placed ''Lenwebbia'' as the sister genus to '' Lophomyrtus'' from New Zealand.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Lenwebbia'': * '' Lenwebbia lasioclada'' - disjunct in northern New South Wales (

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), southern and north-eastern

. * '' Lenwebbia prominens'' - found in

rainforests Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest ...

accociated with the

Tweed Volcano Tweed Volcano is a partially eroded Early Miocene shield volcano located in northeastern New South Wales, which formed when this region of Australia passed over the East Australia hotspot around 23 million years ago. Mount Warning, Lamin ...

in northern NSW and south-eastern

References

* Snow, N., G. P. Guymer, G. Sawvel. 2003. Systematics of Austromyrtus, Lenwebbia, and the Australian species of Gossia (Myrtaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 65: 1-95. * Wilson Peter G. (Accessed 2007) Lenwebbia in: NSW Flora Online http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/ * S.G.A.P.(Qld Region)Logan River Branch Inc (2005) Mangroves to mountains. Volume 2. A field guide to the native plants of south-east Queensland Browns Plains, Qld.:Logan River Branch SGAP (Qld Region) Inc.581.99432 MAN * Salywon et al. (2004) Phylogenetic relationships of Myrtaceae as inferred from nrDNA ITS sequence data Abstract (see links)

External links

Lenwebbia in the Flora of NSW
Myrtaceae Myrtaceae genera Myrtales of Australia Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Endemic flora of Australia {{Australia-rosid-stub