Leptospermeae is a tribe in the plant 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 ...
[Wilson, P. G. (2011) Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume X. Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae, edited by K. Kubitzki, X:212–71. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2011.] from south-east Asia and Oceania with a main diversity center in
Australia
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Genera
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Agonis'' (Australia)
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Asteromyrtus'' (Australia)
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Homalospermum'' (Australia)
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Kunzea'' (Australia,
New Zealand
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Leptospermum
''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...
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Neofabricia
''Neofabricia'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1788, with the name ''Fabricia''. This, however, was an illegitimate homonym, in other words, someone had already used the name to refer t ...
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Paragonis'' ((Australia)
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Pericalymma'' ((Australia)
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Taxandria'' (Australia)
References
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Rosid tribes
Myrtaceae