''Lysinema'' is a small

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of flowering plants in the family

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. The species, which are all endemic to the south west of

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, include: *'' Lysinema ciliatum'' R.Br. - Curry Flower *'' Lysinema conspicuum'' R.Br. *'' Lysinema elegans'' Sond. *'' Lysinema fimbriatum'' F.Muell. *'' Lysinema lasianthum'' R.Br. *'' Lysinema pentapetalum'' R.Br. The genus was formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown.

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Epacridoideae Ericaceae genera {{Australia-asterid-stub