''Wittsteinia'' is a small

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Alseuosmiaceae Alseuosmiaceae is a plant family of the order Asterales found in Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. They are shrubs with leaves arranged in spirals or whorls about the stem. The flowers are solitary or borne in raceme or fascicle inflore ...

. The genus was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in '' Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae'' in 1861. The name honours Dr Georg Christian Wittstein, the author of an etymological dictionary used as a reference by Mueller. The genus comprises two species: *'' Wittsteinia papuana'' (Steen.) Steen. – from

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Wittsteinia vacciniacea ''Wittsteinia vacciniacea '', the Baw Baw berry, is a shrub species in the family Alseuosmiaceae. It is endemic to Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British ...

'' F.Muell. – Baw Baw berry, from

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Asterales genera Alseuosmiaceae {{Asterales-stub