Austrobaeckea is a genus of plants in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). It contains eight species which are native to Southwest Australia.[1][2]
| Austrobaeckea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Chamelaucieae |
| Genus: | Austrobaeckea Rye (2021) |
| Type species | |
| Austrobaeckea verrucosa (Turcz.) Rye (2021)
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Species of the genus are native to the southern coastal region of Southwest Australia, from Walpole in the west to Israelite Bay in the east.[2]
The genus was described in 2021 by Barbara L. Rye. Five species were formerly classed in the genera Baeckea and Tetrapora, and three new species were described in 2021 along with the genus.[2]
Species
editEight species are currently accepted:[1][2]
- Austrobaeckea columnaris Rye
- Austrobaeckea fascifolia Rye
- Austrobaeckea latens (C.R.P.Andrews) Rye
- Austrobaeckea narembeen Rye
- Austrobaeckea pachyphylla (Benth.) Rye
- Austrobaeckea pygmaea (R.Br. ex Benth.) Rye
- Austrobaeckea uncinella (Benth.) Rye
- Austrobaeckea verrucosa (Turcz.) Rye
References
edit- ^ a b Austrobaeckea Rye.Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Rye, Barbara L. (2021). Austrobaeckea, a new south-western Australian genus of Myrtaceae (Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). Nuytsia 32: 173–197, 9 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.58828/nuy01013.