Lenwebbia

Lenwebbia
Lenwebbia prominens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Lenwebbia
N.Snow & Guymer
Species

Lenwebbia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The type species is Lenwebbia lasioclada.

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 New South Wales to northeastern Queensland.

Both species in the genus were formerly classified in the genus Austromyrtus. Lenwebbia is distinct from Austromyrtus and Gossia in having four petals rather than five. Anatomical and genetic analyses have placed Lenwebbia as the sister genus to Lophomyrtus from New Zealand.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Lenwebbia:

References

  1. 1 2 "Lebwebbia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Snow, Neil; Guymer, Gordon P.; G. Sawvel (2003). "Systematics of Austromyrtus, Lenwebbia, and the Australian Species of Gossia (Myrtaceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 65: 1–95. doi:10.2307/25027907. JSTOR 25027907. Wikidata Q55767955. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for G. Sawvel (help)
  3. ↑ Salywon, A., Snow, N., Wojciechowski, M. F., Csizmadi, J., & Landrum, L. (2004). Phylogenetic relationships of Myrtaceae as inferred from nrDNA ITS sequences. Botany 2004, 38-5.
  4. ↑ "Lenwebbia N.Snow & Guymer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Zich F.A., Hyland B.P.M., Whiffin T., Kerrigan R.A. (2020). "Lenwebbia lasioclada". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Peter G. Wilson. "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Lenwebbia prominens". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.